Harlequin

Arlequin

Harlequin

Paul Cézanne · 1889

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

About this painting

Cézanne's son Paul posed for this 1888-90 painting, one of four costume studies; here the boy's face is replaced by an impassive mask, pushing the figure toward abstraction.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

101 × 65 cm (39.8 × 25.6 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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