Shown from the thighs up, a boy wearing a crimson-red waistcoat stands against swags of fabric painted with visible strokes in white, sky blue, harvest yellow, and sage green in this loosely painted, vertical portrait.

Faces of France

Boy in a Red Waistcoat

Paul Cezanne

artist Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)

date 1888-1890

medium Oil on canvas

origin France

dimensions 89.5 × 72.4 cm

credit line Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

hall 16 Faces of France

rights public domain (CC0)

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