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Standing Bather, Seen from the Back

A work made of oil on canvas.
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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1879-82

Artist:

Paul Cezanne
French, 1839-1906

About this artwork

In the course of making an artwork, Paul Cezanne often significantly altered his original design. Someone, perhaps the artist, cut this canvas from a larger painting, retaining remnants of the other composition. In the lower-left corner, a series of blue lines can be read as the legs of a seated figure from knees to ankles; the body may have continued on an adjacent part of the canvas. These lines sit on top of the background foliage, indicating that Cezanne added this second figure after completing the first, presumably before changing his mind about the direction of the painting or moving on to another work.

Status

On View, Gallery 248

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Paul Cezanne

Title

Standing Bather, Seen from the Back

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1879–1882

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

31.7 × 21.6 cm (12 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Brooks McCormick

Reference Number

2007.289

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