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Albertina
Brief an eine Dame

Brief an eine Dame, Paul Cézanne, 1885

Paul Cézanne, portrait

Paul CézanneFrench, 1839–1906

Brief an eine Dame

1885 · Drawing

May one see it?

Unknown

Vienna, Austria

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since: Sep 27, 2026
Source: The museum

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1885 · aged 46

18391906

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Impressionism 19th century

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Albertina
Image: Albertina — Public Domain Mark 1.0

Meanwhile, in the life of Paul Cézanne

March 1886
Zola's Novel "The Masterpiece" and the Crisis of a Friendship
Zola published "The Masterpiece" (L'Œuvre), a novel about a failed painter, Claude Lantier, in whom Cézanne recognized himself. It was long believed that the friendship ended forever, but a rediscovered letter of 1887 shows that relations continued for some time.
28 April 1886
Married: Marie-Hortense Fiquet
28 April 1886
Marriage to Hortense Fiquet
He married Hortense Fiquet in Aix in the presence of his parents. The marriage was concluded not out of love but to secure the rights of their fourteen-year-old son Paul as a legitimate heir.
October 1886
Death of His Father and Inheritance
After the death of Louis-Auguste, Cézanne, together with his mother and sisters, inherited his fortune, including the Jas de Bouffan; the artist's financial situation eased considerably ("he left me an income of 25,000 francs").

More by Paul Cézanne

Chestnut Trees at Jas de Bouffan, Paul Cézanne, c. 1885–86

Chestnut Trees at Jas de Bouffan

c. 1885–86 · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan, Paul Cézanne, 1885–86

Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan

1885–86 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Apples, Peaches, Pears and Grapes, Paul Cézanne, 19th century

Apples, Peaches, Pears and Grapes

19th century · State Hermitage Museum

The Artist's Father, Reading "L'Événement", Paul Cezanne, 1866

The Artist's Father, Reading "L'Événement"

1866 · National Gallery of Art

Antony Valabrègue, Paul Cezanne, 1866

Antony Valabrègue

1866 · National Gallery of Art

Jeune Fille au piano (Girl at the Piano - The Overture to Tannhauser), Paul Cézanne, 1869

Jeune Fille au piano (Girl at the Piano - The Overture to Tannhauser)

1869 · State Hermitage Museum

Portrait of Anthony Valabrègue, Paul Cézanne, 1869–1871

Portrait of Anthony Valabrègue

1869–1871 · J. Paul Getty Museum

Flowers in a blue vase, Paul Cézanne, 1870s

Flowers in a blue vase

1870s · State Hermitage Museum

From the collection of Albertina

Zwei groteske Köpfe im Profil, Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Zwei groteske Köpfe im Profil

Landschaft mit Haus und Bäumen, Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Landschaft mit Haus und Bäumen

Friedhof im Regen, Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Friedhof im Regen

Studien eines erhobenen Armes mit Schultergelenk, Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Studien eines erhobenen Armes mit Schultergelenk

Studien eines weiblichen sitzenden Rückenakts, Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Studien eines weiblichen sitzenden Rückenakts

Männlicher Oberkörper mit gefalteten Händen sowie Handstudien, Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Männlicher Oberkörper mit gefalteten Händen sowie Handstudien

Männlicher Rückenakt (Studie zu dem eine Lanze tragenden Soldaten des geplanten Wandgemäldes "Schlacht von Cascina"), Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Männlicher Rückenakt (Studie zu dem eine Lanze tragenden Soldaten des geplanten Wandgemäldes "Schlacht von Cascina")

Beweinung Christi, Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Beweinung Christi