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This mature work from 1897 is from an edition of 100 and is the artist's only published lithograph. It presents a recurring them in Cezanne's work--bathers. The print was commissioned and published by Ambroise Vollard, one of his Cezanne's dealers, in a portfolio of work by 31 artists. The work originates from a drawing by Cezanne on a litho stone. Each additional color comes from a different stone, following a color maquette created by Cezanne and printed by August Clot. Cezanne produced a major painting of the subject in 1900.

Source: News, Jan Feb Mar 2013.


Publisher
Ambroise Vollard
Printer
Auguste Clot
DimensionsFrame: 23 × 27 × 1 1/2 in. (58.4 × 68.6 × 3.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (24.1 × 29.2 cm)
Image: 9 × 11 in. (22.9 × 27.9 cm)
Accession Number 2012.77
Classificationsprint
CopyrightPublic Domain
Inscriptions"Cherpin 6 (two states). Cherpin, Jean. L'Oeuvre gravé de Cézanne Arts et Livres de Provence, Bulletin no. 82 (Marseille: Arts et Livres de Provence, 1972). Entries: 9. Millimeters. Inscriptions. States. Described. Illustrated (selection). " "Venturi 1156. (Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne, son art -- son oeuvre (Paris: Paul Rosenberg éditeur, 1936). Entries: 6. Millimeters. Inscriptions. Described. Illustrated.) " Druick III, four states Johnson 22
Catalogue raisonnéCherpin 6; Venturi 1156
Edition100 prints in the published edition
Portfolio/Seriesfrom L’Album d’estampes originales de la galerie Vollard, 1897 "This was Vollard’s second album Cover : Bonnard 32 prints (30 lithographs, 24 in color) Price originally 400 francs 31 artists, including 19 who had contributed to L’estampe originale (André Marty publisher) George Auriol Pierre Bonnard Eugène Carrière Maurice Denis Henri Fantin-Latour Georges de FeureEugène Grasset Alexandre Lunois Charles Maurin Puvis de Chavannes Odilon Redon Auguste Rodin Ker-Xavier Roussel Édouard Vuillard T.P. Wagner James McNeill Whistler plus Besnard, Cézanne, Rupert Carabin, and Suzanne Valadon "
MarksCollector's stamp on verso "SRA", Sophie Rosenwald Adler (1871-1955) verso
Paper/Supportchine volant
State/ProofThird (published) state
ProvenanceSophie Rosenwald Adler, Beverly Hills, CA; Irving Paley and Betty J. Adler [by descent]; Mr. Peter Paley, Murrieta, CA [by descent]. (Anderson Galleries Inc., Beverly Hills, CA); Des Moines Art Center [purchased from the previous, 2012]
Les baigneurs, petit planche (The Bathers [small plate]), also known as The Small Bathers, from "L'Album d'estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard"
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines