In the 1890s, Cézanne completed a series of five paintings of men playing cards. There is debate over the order in which each was painted. It has long been believed that Cézanne worked on this series from the larger, more complicated works to smaller, more refined paintings. However, due to recent X-ray studies it is believed that the opposite is true and the painting in this gallery

is the last study worked on by Cézanne before he completed his large final canvas.