Peonies
Paul Cézanne, 1890/1893
- Artist
- Paul Cézanne
- Date
- 1890/1893
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 23.7 × 15.2 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image depicts a pencil sketch of leaves and a cluster of flowers or foliage on a cream-colored paper. The color palette is mainly shades of gray. The largest cluster of flowers is towards the right-center, drawn with curved lines suggesting petals or dense leaves. The leaves are more spread out and extend towards the top left.