Una cabeza, una taza y un panecillo
1891-1894
Created in the early 1890s, this sheet acts like a visual diary for Paul Cézanne, stacking unrelated studies on top of one another. A youthful head tilts downward in the center, captured with loose, searching lines that suggest deep concentration or a fleeting moment of observation. Below, the focus shifts to a humble still life of a cup and a bread roll—objects the artist returned to obsessively throughout his career. This mix of portraiture and everyday items highlights the Post-Impressionist master's constant experimentation, proving he found structural complexity even in his quickest sketches.
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