The Negro Scipion
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| The Negro Scipion | |
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| Artist | Paul Cézanne |
| Year | 1867 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 107 cm × 83 cm (42 in × 33 in) |
The Negro Scipion is an early painting by Paul Cézanne. The work may be a fragment of a larger composition, or it may be a preparatory study for another work.[1] Scipion was reportedly a frequent model at the Académie Suisse, which Cézanne attended after his arrival in Paris.[1] Émile Zola gave the painting to Claude Monet, and it remained in the possession of the Monet family until 1950.[2] The French art critic Louis Vauxcelles described it as a "striking masterpiece" and called it "worthy of Delacroix."[1]
