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The image features a sketch on aged paper. On the right side, there is an outline of a human figure focusing on the lower back and legs, with arms bent upwards near the head. On the left side, there are abstract gestural strokes in dark pencil forming a cluster resembling folds or fabric. The pencil lines vary in thickness and shading, providing depth to the abstract shapes. The sketchbook spine is visible along the left edge.
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The image features a sketch on aged paper. On the right side, there is an outline of a human figure focusing on the lower back and legs, with arms bent upwards near the head. On the left side, there are abstract gestural strokes in dark pencil forming a cluster resembling folds or fabric. The pencil lines vary in thickness and shading, providing depth to the abstract shapes. The sketchbook spine is visible along the left edge.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Nude and Foliage

Paul Cezanne

Date
1879/1882
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.yy
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
  • figure
  • Standing
  • Nude
  • botanical
  • Post-Impressionist
  • Foliage
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

NGA object ID 76270. 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.