Study of the "Ecorché" [recto]

c. 1865/1870 · Drawing

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Not on view at present

Where is “Study of the "Ecorché" [recto]” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 12 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 1991.217.26.a

What it shows

Man Anatomical study

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolors Graphite Realism Impressionism 19th century French Post-Impressionist

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access

In the life of Paul Cézanne

The whole life

1863
Participation in the First Salon des Refusés
Cézanne's paintings were shown at the first Salon des Refusés, established by Napoleon III after the scandal over the rejection of works by Manet, Pissarro, and Monet.
1864–1869
Annual Rejections by the Paris Salon
The official Salon rejected Cézanne's works every year from 1864 to 1869; he continued submitting until 1882.
early 1869
Meeting Hortense Fiquet
In early 1869, at the Académie Suisse, he met Marie-Hortense Fiquet, a bookbinder's assistant eleven years his junior — his future wife.
1870–1871
Franco-Prussian War: Life in L'Estaque
During the war he lived with Hortense Fiquet in the fishing village of L'Estaque near Marseille and evaded conscription; in January 1871 he was declared a deserter but managed to avoid capture.
1872
Working with Pissarro in Pontoise
At Pissarro's invitation he worked in Pontoise; his mentor persuaded him to abandon dark tones and paint with the three primary colors, which lightened Cézanne's palette.
4 January 1872
Birth of His Son Paul
Cézanne and Hortense Fiquet had a son, Paul. The relationship and the child were concealed from the artist's father for fear of losing his allowance.