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 3006
Sketchbook Chicago
c.1875–86
Alternate titles: Carnet AIC; Carnet de l'Art Institute de Chicago; Sketchbook; Sketchbook 2 (l'Estaque)
Chappuis: 1870/1872–85/1887; Andersen: 1876–85
Graphite and ink on wove paper
4 7/8 x 8 9/16 in. (12.4 x 21.7 cm)
The sketchbook is currently bound and contains 50 sheets, indicated by the notation "Lx2" on the back endpaper. Several pages were removed and sold separately.
The page numbers are written in Roman numerals on the 'a" side of the sheet at the bottom right.
Provenance
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 90, as Sketchbook, c. 1869-86, The Art Institute, Chicago; leaf, L'Ecorché (Chappuis 567), illustrated in catalogue p. 80. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, n.n., p. 522-23, as Carnet de l'Art Institute de Chicago, lent by The Art Institute of Chicago. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cezanne, May 15–September 5, 2022, no. 43, (several spreads illustrated). Traveled to: Tate Modern, London, October 6, 2022–March 12, 2023.
Published References
Rewald, John. Cézanne: Carnets de Dessins, 2 vols. Paris: Quatre Chemins-Editart, 1951, Deuxième Carnet, pp. 30–37.
Schniewind, Carl O., ed. Paul Cézanne Sketchbook Owned by the Art Institute of Chicago. New York: Curt Valentin, 1951, 1869–86.
Andersen, Wayne V. "Cézanne's Sketchbook in the Art Institute of Chicago." The Burlington Magazine 104, no. 710 (May 1962).
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Die Zeichnungen Cézannes: Kleine Formate: Skizzen. Grosse Formate: Aquarelle ohne Farbe." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005.
The Art Institute of Chicago. "Turning the Pages: Paul Cézanne Sketchbook.".
Additional material / links
- Complete sketchbook (aic.onlineculture.co.uk)
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Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Sketchbook Chicago, c.1875–86 (FWN 3006)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2995 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
