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Figure Studies Over an Etching of an Ornamental Vase

Paul Cézanne · 1870/72

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Artist

Paul Cézanne
French, 1839-1906

Date

1870/72

Type

Drawing & watercolour

Medium

Graphite, over an etching, on ivory wove paper

Size

24.3 × 31.6 cm (9 5/8 × 12 1/2 in.)

Place

France

Period

19th century

Main colour

White & cream · lightness 85, colourfulness 7

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Justin K. Thannhauser. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules