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The sketch displays a partial view of a person's face and head in profile. The head is turned to the side, and the facial features are shown with simple lines. The person's hair is short, and the background is plain. The person appears to be facing a large cup-like object placed near their face. There are no additional objects or details depicted in the sketch.
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The sketch displays a partial view of a person's face and head in profile. The head is turned to the side, and the facial features are shown with simple lines. The person's hair is short, and the background is plain. The person appears to be facing a large cup-like object placed near their face. There are no additional objects or details depicted in the sketch.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Head, a Cup, and a Bread Roll

Paul Cezanne

Date
1891/1894
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 23.7 x 15.2 cm (9 5/16 x 6 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1992.51.9.i
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Sketchbook [1992.51.9.a-sss]

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • object
  • mixed motif
  • Head
  • Cup
  • Post-Impressionist
  • Bread Roll
Provenance

Paul Cézanne (the artist's son), Paris; Paul Guillaume, Paris; Adrien Chappuis, Tresserve, Switzerland, 1933; Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, 1967; gift to NGA, 1991

Inscription

by later hand, lower right in graphite: VIII; by later hand, upper right in graphite: 15

NGA object ID 76228. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.