The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
An Online Catalogue Raisonné under the Direction of Société Paul Cezanne
(Formerly directed by Walter Feilchenfeldt, Jayne Warman and David Nash)
FWN 2234
Etudes de couples d'amants en plein air
1868–75
Alternate titles: A pair of lovers outdoors; Le couple; Skizzenblatt mit Liebespaaren im Freien
Chappuis (323); Venturi (1182, 1189, 1216): 1870–75; 1868–75; 1868–75
Graphite on wove paper
Watermark: FRÈRES
6 7/8 x 10 in. (17.5 x 23.1 cm)
Previously attributed to the BSB (18 x 24) sketchbook
Exhibition History
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 97, 1870-75, lent by Kunstmuseum Basel.
Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany, Paul Cézanne - Das zeichnerische Werk, October 21–December 31, 1978, no. 125, ill. p. 222, as Skizzenblatt mit Liebespaaren im Freien, 1868-1875, lent by Kunstmuseum Basel.
Palazzo Braschi, Rome, Disegni di Cézanne, February 13–March 30, 1979, no. 36, ill., p. 46.
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland, The Hidden Cézanne: From Sketchbook to Canvas, June 10–September 24, 2017, no. 9, ill.
Published References
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 127 Tonätzungen und fünfzehn Heliogravüren. Munich: R. Piper, 1918, ill. p. 57 (detail (couple u.l.)).
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck. Munich: R. Piper, 1922, ill. p. 57 (detail (couple u.l.)).
Ors, Eugenio d.' Paul Cézanne. Paris: Editions des Chroniques du Jour, 1930, p. 39, (a) ill., as Le couple.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, nos. 1182 (as Le couple), 1189 (as Nus accroupis), 1216 (as Le fruit défendu), ill. vol. II.
Chappuis, Adrien. Les dessins de Paul Cézanne au cabinet des estampes du Musée des beaux-arts de Bâle. Olten and Lausanne: Urs Graf, 1962, no. 62, ill.
Dellis, Max. "Notes relatives à quelques dessins de Paul Cézanne." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 77, periode 6 (March 1971), fig. 4 (detail).
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 323, ill., as A pair of lovers outdoors.
Record last updated November 17, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Etudes de couples d'amants en plein air, 1868–75 (FWN 2234)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1981 (accessed on May 3, 2025).
