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 3015-21a
Femme penchée en avant
1888–89
Alternate titles: Head of Madame Cezanne(?); Woman leaning forward
Venturi (1306-04); Chappuis (1014): 1888–91
Graphite on wove paper, p. XXI from the CP III sketchbook
6 x 9 5/16 in. (15.2 x 23.7 cm)
Notation: Antonio Franchi Avenue / du Maine 124
Provenance
Published References
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1306-04, as "Page XXI".
Chappuis, Adrien. Album de Paul Cézanne. Paris: Berggruen, 1966, vol. 1, p. 48, ill. vol. 2, c. 1880.
Andersen, Wayne V. Cézanne's Portrait Drawings. Cambridge, MA, London: MIT Press, 1970, no. 81, ill., as Head of Madame Cezanne(?).
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 1014, ill., as Woman leaning forward.
This work is part of a sketchbook:
Sketchbook Washington, c.1877–1900 (3015)
Sketchbook Washington, c.1877–1900 (3015)
This sketchbook is bound and the page numbers are written in Roman numerals on the "a" (recto) side of the sheet at bottom right. The notation "LIIIIx2" on the inside back cover indicates that the sketchbook originally contained fifty-four sheets. However, pages XLI to XLVIII have since been removed.
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Record last updated September 28, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Femme penchée en avant, 1888–89 (FWN 3015-21a), p. XXI from the CP III sketchbook." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2703 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
