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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
© The Art Institute of Chicago
FWN 3006-40a
Tête d'enfant
c.1880
Alternate title: Head of a child
Chappuis (819)
Graphite on wove paper, p. XL 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. XL.Schniewind 1951
Schniewind, Carl O., ed. Paul Cézanne Sketchbook Owned by the Art Institute of Chicago. New York: Curt Valentin, 1951, text p. 32, ill.Andersen 1962
Andersen, Wayne V. "Cézanne's Sketchbook in the Art Institute of Chicago." The Burlington Magazine 104, no. 710 (May 1962).Andersen 1970
Andersen, Wayne V. Cézanne's Portrait Drawings. Cambridge, MA, London: MIT Press, 1970, no. 108, ill. dated ci. 1878.Chappuis 1973
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 819, ill., as Head of a child.Notes
Some of the contours of the child's head have been traced, probably by the artist's son, who added a few of his own scribbles.
Record last updated September 14, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Tête d'enfant, c.1880 (FWN 3006-40a), p. XL from the AIC sketchbook." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2497 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
