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FWN 3008-46b
Feuille d'études avec tête et homme qui fume
1882–85
Alternate title: Page of studies, including a bather and a man smoking
Chappuis: (1083) 1891–96; Venturi: (1295-03)
Graphite on wove paper, p. XLVI verso from the CP II sketchbook
4 7/8 x 8 7/16 in. (12.4 x 21.5 cm)
Private collection
Provenance
Published References
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1295-03, as "Page XLVI v."
Reff, Theodore. "Cézanne's Bather with Outstretched Arms." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 59, periode 6 (March 1962), p. 179 and 182, fig. 9 p. 181 (detail) (possibly the head of Cezanne's son as a study for FWN 914).
Andersen, Wayne V. Cézanne's Portrait Drawings. Cambridge, MA, London: MIT Press, 1970, nos. 167 and no. 240, not illustrated, dates no. 167 1884–86; no. 240 1882–83.
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 1083, ill., as Page of studies, including a bather and a man smoking.
Notes
If indeed the portrait of the man smoking is Emile Zola, then the drawing must be dated no later than 1885, the last known meeting between the artist and the writer.
This work is part of a sketchbook:
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. Sketchbook details »
Record last updated September 29, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Feilchenfeldt, Walter, Jayne Warman, and David Nash. "Feuille d'études avec tête et homme qui fume, 1882–85 (FWN 3008-46b)." The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. https://www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2773 (accessed on May 26, 2022).
