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Catalogue entry

FWN 1394
Rochers près des grottes au-dessus de Château Noir
1895–1900
Alternate titles: Felsen bei den Höhlen oberhalb des Château Noir; Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir
Rewald (W439); Venturi revised: 1895–1900
Graphite and watercolor on laid paper
17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.5 x 30 cm)
Vollard archives: photo no. 93 and 94
Private collection

Keywords

Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris;
Estate of Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York
Curt Valentin, New York
Private collection, New York;
Private collection
Exhibition History
1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 79, c. 1900, lent by H. Lawrence Herring, New York.
1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 130.
1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 102, c. 1900, lent by H. L. Herring, New York.
1956c New York
Fine Arts Associates [Otto Gerson], New York, Cezanne Watercolors, January 30–February 18, 1956, no. 20, ill. lent by Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence Herring.
1977–78 New York and traveling
The Museum of Modern Art, New York and Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Paris, France, Cézanne: The Late Work, October 7, 1977–January 3, 1978, no. 82, ill., pl. 41, as Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Private collection, New York. Traveled to: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 26–March 19, 1978; Grand Palais, Paris, Cezanne: Les dernières années (1895–1906), April 20–July 23, 1978 (see Paris 1978a for a separate listing because the catalogue numbers are different from the two American venues).
1978a Paris
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne: Les dernières années (1895–1906), April 20–July 23, 1978, no. 43, ill. in b/w, as Rochers près des grottes au-dessus de Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Private collection, New York.
2000 Vienna and traveling
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 119, ill., as Rochers près des grottes au-dessus de Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Private collection. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, May 5–August 13, 2000 (initially planned to end on July 30 the exhibition was extended until August 13).
2006 Washington, D.C. and traveling
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Cézanne in Provence, January 29–May 7, 2006, no. 94, ill. lent by Private collection; shown in Washington only. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 9–September 17, 2006.
2012 Vienna
Albertina, Vienna, Impressionismus: Pastelle, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, October 14, 2011–January 8, 2012, no. 27, ill., as Felsen bei den Höhlen oberhalb des Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Private collection.
2020 Princeton and traveling
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey, Cézanne, The Rock and Quarry Paintings, March 7–June 14, 2020, fig. 20, as Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir, dated 1895–1900, to be shown in London only. Traveled to: Royal Academy, London, July 12–October 18, 2020 (N.B. This venue was cancelled due to 2020 coronavirus).
2021a New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Cézanne Drawing, June 6–September 25, 2021, pl. 160, Private collection.
Published References
Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 439, ill.
Elderfield 2020a
Elderfield, John. "Excavations." In Cézanne, The Rock and Quarry Paintings. Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2020. Exhibition catalogue, p. 30, fig. 20, as Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir, dated 1895–1900.
Record last updated August 18, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Rochers près des grottes au-dessus de Château Noir, 1895–1900 (FWN 1394)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1421 (accessed on May 18, 2024).