Bather With Outstretched Arms (recto); Study of a Tree (verso)

Museum record 202383: Bather With Outstretched Arms (recto); Study of a Tree (verso) by Paul Cézanne. A verified entry point for discovery.

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In the 1870s Paul Cezanne took up the subject of bathers, an interest that persisted until the end of his career. The artist did not use live models; his impetus was more conceptual than naturalistic, and he treated the human figure above all as an exercise in formal composition. This drawing derives from a group of studies and paintings that feature a single male bather with one arm rigidly outstretched. While the figure’s unconventional pose defies ready explanation, it was inspired by an ancient Roman…