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Giocatori di carte

Paul Cézanne French

1890-92

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 826

Tra il 1890 e il 1896, Cézanne intraprese un ambizioso progetto di pittura dedicato al tema dei giocatori di carte. Arruolò dei contadini delle terre di famiglia, vicino ad Aix-en-Provence, come modelli. Basandosi su numerosi studi preparatori, l’artista realizzò cinque composizioni che ampliano, sfidandole, le raffigurazioni tradizionali di questo tema, popolare fin dal Seicento. Pare che questa tela sia stata la prima della serie. Dopo aver dipinto una successiva versione di grandezza doppia rispetto alla prima che comprendeva una nuova figura, un bambino in piedi, nelle tre versioni seguenti Cézanne eliminò i particolari superflui, raffigurando soltanto due giocatori, che si affrontano a viso duro attraverso il tavolo.

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne (French, Aix-en-Provence 1839–1906 Aix-en-Provence), Oil on canvas

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Fig. 1. Paul Cézanne, "The Card Players," ca. 1890–92, oil on canvas, 53 1/4 x 71 5/8 in. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia)

Fig. 2. Paul Cézanne, The Card Players, ca. 1892–96, oil on canvas, 47 x 56 cm (Musée d’Orsay, Paris)

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Fig. 3. Paul Cézanne, "The Card Players," ca. 1892–96, oil on canvas, 60 x 73 cm (Courtauld Gallery, London)

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Fig. 4. Paul Cézanne, "Man with Pipe," 1892/1896, oil on canvas, 10 ¼ x 7 15/16 in. (National Gallery of Art, Washington)

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Fig. 5. Paul Cézanne, "Man with a Pipe," 1892–96, oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm (Courtauld Gallery, London)

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Fig. 6. Mathieu Le Nain, "The Card Players (Les joueurs de cartes)," ca. 1635–40, oil on canvas, 61.4 x 76.2 cm (Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence)

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Fig. 7. Antoine Le Nain, "The Little Card Players (Les Petits Joueurs de cartes)," ca. 1635–40, oil on copper, 15 x 17 cm (Musée du Louvre, Paris)

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Fig. 8. X-radiograph of The Met, 61.101.1

Titolo: Giocatori di carte

Artista: Paul Cézanne, Francese, 1839-1906

Data: 1890-92

Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela

Dimensioni: 65,4 x 81,9 cm

Crediti: Lascito di Stephen C. Clark, 1960

Numero d'inventario: 61.101.1

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