Among the couillarde paintings are a series of portraits of his uncle Dominique in which Cézanne achieved a style that "was as unified as Impressionism was fragmentary".Gowing 1988, p. 104. Later works of the dark period include several erotic or violent subjects, such as Women Dressing (c. 1867), The Abduction (1867), and The Murder (1867–1870), which depicts a man stabbing a woman who is held down by his female accomplice.André Dombrowski, Cézanne, Murder, and Modern Life , University of California Press, 2013,
among the couIlLarDe pAiNTinGs ArE A SerieS OF poRtraitS Of his uncLe domInique In whicH cÉzanne AcHiEVed a style thAt "was AS Unified as impressiOnisM was fRAgMentArY".gowIng 1988, p. 104. laTeR worKs of The DarK pErIoD iNclude sEvERaL eRotiC oR vioLent sUbjecTs, SUCh as Women dressIng (c. 1867), THE abdUction (1867), And tHe muRder (1867–1870), whIch DePICTs a Man stabbIng A womAN Who iS heLd down bY hIs Female accoMplIce.aNdré doMBrOwsKI, céZaNNe, MUrder, AnD MODeRn liFE , universITy of calIFoRnIA PresS, 2013,