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Paul Cézanne / Jeune Fille au piano (Girl at the Piano - The Overture to Tannhauser)

Jeune Fille au piano (Girl at the Piano - The Overture to Tannhauser)

1869 · Oil on canvas

LocationSaint Petersburg, Russia
Genregenre art
Dimensions57.8 × 92.5 cm

Why it matters

Two women at the Cézanne family home near Aix-en-Provence, usually identified as his sisters; the title refers to the overture to Wagner's Tannhäuser played by the pianist on the left.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1869.
  • It came from Ivan Morozov's collection.
  • It is in the Hermitage.

Based on the Wikipedia article The Overture to Tannhäuser (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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