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]

The Negro Scipion
Artist	Paul Cézanne
Year	1867
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	107 cm × 83 cm (42 in × 33 in)

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