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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)
Catalogue entry
FWN 3006-11b
D'après Pisanello et Leonardo da Vinci: tête d'un mulet et profil d'un enfant
1878–81
Alternate title: After Pisanello and Leonardo da Vinci: Head of a mule and profile of a child
Chappuis (491)
Graphite on wove paper, p. XI verso from the AIC sketchbook
4 7/8 x 8 9/16 in. (12.4 x 21.7 cm)
Provenance
Paul Cézanne fils, Paris
Maurice Renou, Paris
Jean Poyet, Lyon
Maurice Renou, Paris
Sam Salz, New York
The Art Institute of Chicago
Published References
Rewald 1951
Rewald, John. Cézanne: Carnets de Dessins, 2 vols. Paris: Quatre Chemins-Editart, 1951, C II, p. XI verso.Schniewind 1951
Schniewind, Carl O., ed. Paul Cézanne Sketchbook Owned by the Art Institute of Chicago. New York: Curt Valentin, 1951, text pp. 27-28, ill.Reff 1960c
Reff, Theodore. "Book Reviews: Cézanne und die alten Meister by Gertrude Berthold." The Art Bulletin, vol. 42, no. 2 (June 1960), p. 148, Appendix, add. 3.Andersen 1962
Andersen, Wayne V. "Cézanne's Sketchbook in the Art Institute of Chicago." The Burlington Magazine 104, no. 710 (May 1962).Chappuis 1965
Chappuis, Adrien. "Cézanne dessinateur: copies et ilustrations." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 66, periode 6 (November 1965), fig. 1.Chappuis 1973
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 491, ill., as After Pisanello and Leonardo da Vinci: Head of a mule and profile of a child.Notes
The head of a mule is based on a drawing by Pisanello, the profile of a boy on a drawing by Boltraffio. Both drawings were formerly attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. Cezanne copied them after reproductions of wood engravings published in Le Magasin pittoresque. The models of the sketches were first identified by Robert Ratcliffe.
Additional material / links
- da Vinci head of a child (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k31441h/f17.image)
- Pisanello head of a mule (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k31441h/f16.image)
Record last updated August 10, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "D'après Pisanello et Leonardo da Vinci: tête d'un mulet et profil d'un enfant, 1878–81 (FWN 3006-11b), p. XI 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=2157&sketchbook=3006 (accessed on May 2, 2025).