Trees, Paul Cézanne, circa 1891

Paul cézanne, french, 1839–1906 trees, ca. 1891 pencil 48. 3 x 31. 7 cm. (19 x 12 1/2 in. ) the henry and rose pearlman foundation, on long-term loan to the princeton university art museum l. 1988. 62. 55 chappuis 1973: no. 933 provenance: v. Bloch, london. John wyeth, new york. [weyhe gallery, new york]. Meier bernstein, brooklyn; henry pearlman, by 1968; henry and rose pearlman foundation, 1985. Gallery label: the layers of graphite strokes found in many of cézanne’s watercolors are laid bare in this spare study of trees, which reveals the essence of the artist’s graphic method. Cézanne used two basic kinds of marks: short sequences of hatching, signifying shadow and foliage, and contours, which range from sinuous edges, suggesting the forms of branches, to straight lines that indicate the trunks of the trees. Date: circa 1891. Collection: Princeton University Art Museum. Cézanne, Paul, Trees, ca. 1891