Pencil sketch of a seated nude male figure with a hat, arms wrapped around his raised knee, on a pale tan sheet.

Mercury (after Pigalle), graphite drawing

A graphite sketch of a winged-cap youth seated on a rough rocky mound, one leg drawn up and his arms wrapped around it while he glances sideways over his shoulder. Loose, searching lines model the figure against a pale tan sheet with a narrow border.

Artist: Paul Cezanne
Date: 1885/1895
Medium: Graphite on ivory wove paper (recto); graphite with touches of watercolor on ivory wove paper (verso)
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2547 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1895).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Margaret Day Blake Collection

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