The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
An Online Catalogue Raisonné under the Direction of Société Paul Cezanne
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FWN 3008-00
Notes diverses
1877–85
Alternate title: Handwritten notations
Chappuis (539A); Venturi (1282-01); Ratcliffe: ca. 1880
Graphite on wove paper, front endpaper from the CP II sketchbook
4 15/16 x 8 1/2 in. (12.5 x 21.6 cm)
Inscribed: Annotations in the artist's hand: De la lumière et de la couleur / chez les maîtres anciens par / Régnier. Blanc 5 / Naples 2 / Brilliant 2 / Ocre jaune 5 / Jaune de chrome 3 / Vermillon 3 / Vert Véronèse 5 / Vert émeraude 2 / Outremer Guimet 2 / Terre verte 6 / Laque fine 2"
Provenance
Published References
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, vol. I, under no. 1282.
Ratcliffe, Robert W. "Cézanne's Working Methods and Their Theoretical Background." London: Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, 1960, pp. 330, date ca. 1880, widest possible margin 1877–85.
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 539A, as Handwritten notations.
This work is part of a sketchbook:
Sketchbook Chappuis II (CP II), 1871–98 (3008)
Sketchbook Chappuis II (CP II), 1871–98 (3008)
The sketchbook originally contained 50 sheets; the pages are numbered on the "a" side at lower right in Roman numerals.
At the time of Chappuis' purchase from Paul Guillaume, the sketchbook was incomplete and a number of pages already dispersed and are still missing.
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facing: missing sheet (3008-01a)
Record last updated September 4, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Notes diverses, 1877–85 (FWN 3008-00), front endpaper from the CP II sketchbook." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2207 (accessed on January 14, 2025).
