Wash Basin and Scent Bottle [recto]

1877/1881 · Drawing

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Not on view at present

Where is “Wash Basin and Scent Bottle [recto]” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked October 12, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

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

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

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Accession number: 1985.64.84.a

What it shows

Still life

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

1875
Meeting the Collector Victor Chocquet
Through Renoir he met Victor Chocquet, a customs inspector and collector, who bought three of his works and became the artist's most devoted collector.
1877
Sixteen Works at the Third Impressionist Exhibition
He presented 16 works at the third Impressionist exhibition, once again met with harsh criticism. It was the last time he exhibited with the Impressionists.
March 1878
His Father Learns of Hortense and Their Son
Owing to a careless letter from Chocquet, his father learned of the hidden family and cut his allowance in half; Cézanne had to ask Zola for help. In September the father relented and granted the family 400 francs.
1882
His Only Appearance at the Official Salon
His friend Antoine Guillemet, having joined the Salon jury, got Cézanne admitted as his "pupil." The exhibited portrait (probably of the artist's father) was hung in a poorly lit spot and went unnoticed.

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