1950.76: Sketch of Trees; verso: Undergrowth

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1950.76

People

Paul Cézanne, French (Aix-en-Provence 1839 - 1906 Aix-en-Provence)

Title

Sketch of Trees; verso: Undergrowth

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Esquisse D'Arbres; verso: Sous-bois

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1885-1890

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/297767

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor and black chalk on cream wove paper

Dimensions

32.5 x 48 cm (12 13/16 x 18 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: Allane (?) per Fabienne Ruppen's dissertation work, 2016.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Justin K. Thannhauser in memory of their son Heinz H. Thannhauser, M.A. '41

Accession Year

1950

Object Number

1950.76

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cézanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné, website, no. FWN 1212 (undergrowth); https://www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1248; no. FWN 1194 (sketch of trees); https://www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1249; accessed 2-13-24
• Cézanne and Japan, exh. cat., NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) (Tokyo, 1999), cat. no. 39, recto and verso repr. (color)

Exhibition History

• Cézanne and Japan, Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, 09/11/1999 - 12/19/1999; Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, 01/05/2000 - 03/12/2000
• 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2022 - 05/08/2022; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2024 - 01/05/2025

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