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A nude youth: PD.54-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A nude youth

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Cézanne, Paul

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Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960, received 1961

Measurements and weight

Height: 485 mm
Width: 307 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

1860s
Production date: probably AD 1863

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Early Cézanne / bought from Vignier / L.C.G.C. (in Dr. Clarke's hand)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: (c. 1920? D.C.) 2 March 1965
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Serge Roche / 4 Rue Victor Massé / Paris (mounter's label)
  • Location: Verso, frame
  • Method of creation: Label
  • Text: 487 255/133 13/63.0 38.5
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite, with additions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.54-1961
Primary reference Number: 6128

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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