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

Provenance

(Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris). Auguste Pellerin [1952-1929], Paris; by inheritance to René Lecomte, Paris; Lecomte family collection; Mme. Louis de Chaisemartin, née Germaine Charlotte Lecomte; sold 1970 through (Hector Brame, Paris) to NGA.[1] [1] Acquired with funds provided by Paul Mellon.

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

Cezanne, Paul

1866

Accession Number

1970.5.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 198.5 x 119.3 cm (78 1/8 x 46 15/16 in.) | framed: 224.2 x 144.8 x 10.1 cm (88 1/4 x 57 x 4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon