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)
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© The Art Institute of Chicago
FWN 3006-01b
Esquisse d'homme assis et écriture
1874–77
Alternate title: Sketch of a seated man, handwriting
Chappuis (390)
Graphite on wove paper, p. I verso from the AIC sketchbook
4 7/8 x 8 9/16 in. (12.4 x 21.7 cm)
Notation: Et bien que nous n'ayons pas l'honneur d'être connus par Madame Sandoz [?], vous voudrez bien être auprès d'elle l'interprète des souhaits que nous faisons.
Provenance
Published References
Rewald, John. Cézanne: Carnets de Dessins, 2 vols. Paris: Quatre Chemins-Editart, 1951, C II, p. I verso (text of the rough draft of a letter, but drawing not reproduced).
Schniewind, Carl O., ed. Paul Cézanne Sketchbook Owned by the Art Institute of Chicago. New York: Curt Valentin, 1951, text p. 25, ill.
Andersen, Wayne V. "Cézanne's Sketchbook in the Art Institute of Chicago." The Burlington Magazine 104, no. 710 (May 1962), fig. 19a.
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 390, ill., as Sketch of a seated man, handwriting.
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: Esquisse d'homme assis et écriture, 1874–77 (3006-01b)
Record last updated July 30, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Esquisse d'homme assis et écriture, 1874–77 (FWN 3006-01b), p. I verso from the AIC sketchbook." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2048&sketchbook=3006 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
