The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
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FWN 3006-38a
Deux esquisses d'homme à quatre pattes
1870–73
Alternate titles: Two sketches of a man on all fours; Unidentified head, probably female, lightly sketched, on a sheet with studies for an erotic theme
Chappuis (288)
Graphite on wove paper, p. XXXVIII from the AIC sketchbook
4 7/8 x 8 9/16 in. (12.4 x 21.7 cm)
Provenance
Published References
Rewald, John. Cézanne: Carnets de Dessins, 2 vols. Paris: Quatre Chemins-Editart, 1951, C II, p. XXXVIII verso.
Schniewind, Carl O., ed. Paul Cézanne Sketchbook Owned by the Art Institute of Chicago. New York: Curt Valentin, 1951, text p. 32, ill.
Andersen, Wayne V. Cézanne's Portrait Drawings. Cambridge, MA, London: MIT Press, 1970, no. 259, not illustrated, as Unidentified head, probably female, lightly sketched, on a sheet with studies for an erotic theme.
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 288, ill., as Two sketches of a man on all fours.
Ruppen, Fabienne. "Reassembling Cézanne: Material Evidence for a New Sketchbook." Master Drawings, vol. 55, no. 2 (Summer 2017), fig. 9.
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This work is part of a sketchbook:
Sketchbook Chicago, c.1875–86 (3006)
Sketchbook Chicago, c.1875–86 (3006)
The sketchbook is currently bound and contains 50 sheets, indicated by the notation "Lx2" on the back endpaper. Several pages were removed and sold separately.
The page numbers are written in Roman numerals on the 'a" side of the sheet at the bottom right.
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current: Deux esquisses d'homme à quatre pattes, 1870–73 (3006-38a)
Record last updated July 24, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Deux esquisses d'homme à quatre pattes, 1870–73 (FWN 3006-38a), p. XXXVIII from the AIC sketchbook." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1944 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
