Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)
Lot 104 A DIALOGUE THROUGH ART: WORKS FROM THE JAN KRUGIER COLLECTION

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)

Mars (L'homme de Borghese)

Closed5 November 2013

Price Realised

USD 40,000

More Information

How to sell

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)
Mars (L'homme de Borghese)
pencil on paper
12¼ x 9 in. (31 x 23 cm.)
drawn in 1879-1882

Private collection, Monte-Carlo; sale, Christie's, New York, 11 May 1989, lot 102.
Jan Krugier, acquired at the above sale.

Specialist note

The present drawing represents the statue Ares, also known as The Borghese Mars (fig. 1). In the collection of the Musée du Louvre, Paris, this sculpture is an antique replica of a statue dating from the fifth century B.C. attributed to Alamenes.

(fig. 1) Arès Borghèse, Musée du Louvre, Paris.