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La Partie de cartes

1890–92
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 826
De 1890 à 1896, Cézanne se lança dans la production d’une ambitieuse série de tableaux consacrée aux joueurs de cartes. Il mobilisa comme modèles les commis de ferme de la propriété familiale, près d’Aix-en-Provence. À partir de nombreuses études préparatoires, il bâtit cinq compositions, qui développent, voire remettent en question, la représentation traditionnelle d’un thème exploité depuis le XVIIe siècle. Ce tableau serait le premier de la série. Après avoir peint une autre version deux fois plus grande et enrichie d’un autre personnage — un enfant debout —, Cézanne élimina les détails superflus au fil de trois autres représentations successives, sur lesquelles seuls deux joueurs se font face dans un duel impitoyable.

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Object Information
  • Titre: La Partie de cartes
  • Artiste: Paul Cézanne, Français, 1839–1906
  • Date: 1890–1892
  • Technique: Huile sur toile
  • Dimensions: 65,4 x 81,9 cm
  • Crédits: Legs de Stephen C. Clark, 1960
  • Accession Number: 61.101.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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