Paul Cezanne's Backside Discovery In Pennsylvania

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During a recent paper conservation treatment, the Barnes Foundation 

discovered two unfinished sketches—one graphite and one watercolor— 

on  the reverse sides of two watercolors  by Cézanne.

Paul Cézanne  (French, 1839–1906)

Recto: The Chaîne de l'Etoile Mountains 1885–1886. 

Watercolor and graphite on wove paper; Verso: Unfinished Landscape, undated. 

Watercolor and graphite on wove paper, Sheet: 12 3/8 x 19 1/8 in.

BF650. Photos © 2015  The Barnes Foundation

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The Barnes Foundation, in  Philadelphia, exhibits

"The greatest private collection of Post-Impressionist and Early Modern Art in America."  

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Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906). Recto: The Chaîne de l'Etoile Mountains (La Chaîne de l'Etoile avec le Pilon du Roi), 1885–1886. Watercolor and graphite on wove paper; Verso: Unfinished Landscape, undated. Watercolor and graphite on wove paper, Sheet: 12 3/8 x 19 1/8 in. (31.4 x 48.6 cm). BF650. Photo © 2015 The Barnes Foundation.

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