Artwork
Victor Chocquet and an Angel for "The Apotheosis of Delacroix"
Victor Chocquet and an Angel for "The Apotheosis of Delacroix" is an ink drawing by the Impressionist artist Paul Cezanne. It dates from 1879 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. This drawing, created in 1879, is a preparatory work by Paul Cézanne for a larger composition.
About this work
Overview
This drawing, created in 1879, is a preparatory work by Paul Cézanne for a larger composition.
Technique & Style
Executed in graphite, pen and brown ink, and watercolor on wove paper, the piece showcases Cézanne's skill in mixed media.
Artist & collection
Artist
Paul Cézanne was born on January 19, 1839, in Aix-en-Provence, the son of a hatter turned wealthy banker.
Harlequin
The Card Players
Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley
Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit
Le Golfe de Marseille vu de l'Estaque (The Gulf of Marseille Seen from L'Estaque)
Houses in Provence: The Riaux Valley near L'Estaque
Louis Guillaume
Still Life with Jar, Cup, and Apples
Study of the Allegorical Figure France in Rubens' "The Exchange of the Two Princesses"
Study of an Angel in Rubens' "The Prophet Elijah"
Study of the Allegorical Figure Bellona in Rubens' "The Apotheosis of Henri IV"
Study after Ingres' 'Odalisque à l'ésclave'
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Studies Including a Straw Hat
Study of "Venus de Milo"
Study of the Allegorical Figure of Health in Rubens' "The Birth of Louis XIII"
Study of Puget's "Milo of Crotona"
Study of the Allegorical Figure of the Genius of Health from Rubens' "The Birth of Louis XIII at Fontainbleau"
Three Heads, One of Madame Cezanne
A Nude and Foliage