Female Bather
Page XII (recto) from Sketchbook II
Paul Cézanne, French, 1839 - 1906
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1885-1900Medium:
Graphite pencil; traces of oil paint and watercolor; oil stains; on wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 x 5 inches (19.2 x 12.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1987-53-47aCredit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg, 1987
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1885-1900Medium:
Graphite pencil; traces of oil paint and watercolor; oil stains; on wove paperDimensions:
Sheet: 7 9/16 x 5 inches (19.2 x 12.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1987-53-47aCredit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg, 1987
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Paul CA somewhat more carefully defined study of the same bather as on page VII verso of this sketchbook (see Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1987-53-43b). Having established the figure's pose through outlines alone, Cézanne begins at once to add the shading that suggests both form and space. Theodore Reff, from Paul Cézanne: Two Sketchbooks (1989), p. 155.
