The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
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Catalogue entry
Robert Hashimoto; © The Art Institute of Chicago
FWN 826
Le Vase de tulipes
c.1890
Alternate titles: Fleurs et fruits; Flowers and Fruit; The Vase of Tulips; Tulpen; Tulpen und Äpfel; Vase de tulipes; Vase of Tulips
Rewald (719): c.1890; Venturi revised: 1893–95; Venturi (617): 1890–94
Oil on canvas
23 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. (59.6 x 42.3 cm)
Provenance
Victor Chocquet, Paris;
Mme veuve Chocquet (née Marie Buisson) (1891);
Chocquet Collection, Galerie G. Petit, Paris, July 1–4, 1899, no. 13
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris and New York
Mrs. Lewis L. Coburn, Chicago (May 19, 1924);
The Art Institute of Chicago (1933)
Exhibition History
1900 Berlin
Bruno and Paul Cassirer, Berlin, III. Jahrgang der Kunst-Austellungen, Winter 1900/1901, November 2 - beginning of December 1900, hors catalogue, as Tulpen, lent by Durand-Ruel, not for sale.1905 London
Grafton Galleries, London, Pictures by Boudin, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, January 16-February 18, 1905; extended until February 25, no. 46, (dated 1880), as Flowers and Fruit.1908 Paris
Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, Exposition de natures mortes par Monet, Cézanne, Renoir, etc., April 21–May 1908, no. 15, (dated 1880), as Fleurs et fruits.1920d Paris
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Cézanne, December 1–18, 1920, no. 9, as Fleurs et fruits, lent by Durand-Ruel.1932 Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, The Mrs. L.L. Coburn Collection: Modern Paintings and Watercolors, April 6–October 9, 1932, no. 3, ill., on cover.1933b Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–November 1, 1933, no. 310, ill., (dated c. 1885), lent by Art Institute.1934 Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures, June 1–November 1, 1934, no. 294, (dated c. 1885), as Flowers and Fruit, lent by The Art Institute of Chicago.1934 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne, November–December 1934, no. 16, ill., (dated c. 1885), as Flowers and Fruit, lent by Art Institute of Chicago.1935 Cleveland
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 1935.1936 Toledo
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Cézanne and Gauguin, November 1–December 13, 1936, no. 17, ill., as Flowers and Fruit, lent by Art Institute of Chicago.1938c New York
Galerie Durand-Ruel, New York, Cézanne, March 28–April 19, 1938, no. 12.1939–40a San Francisco
California Palace of the Legion of Honor and de Young Museum, San Francisco, Seven Centuries of Painting, December 29, 1939–January 28, 1940, no. 105.1942d New York
Paul Rosenberg, New York, A Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Cézanne (1839-1906) for the Benefit of Fighting France, November 19–December 19, 1942, no. 16, ill. lent by Chicago Institute of Art.1945 Baltimore
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Still Life and Flower Paintings, November 2–December 9, 1945, no. 26.1950 Newark
Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, Flower Paintings by European Masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries, May 16–June 25, 1950, no. 1, ill.1952 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 85, ill. lent by Art Institute of Chicago. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.1959 Paris
Petit Palais, Paris, De Géricault à Matisse: chefs-d'oeuvre français des collections suisses, March–May 1959, no. 21.1959e New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Loan Exhibition: Cézanne, November 5–December 5, 1959, no. 38, ill. lent by Chicago.1965b New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Olympia's Progeny: French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings (1865-1905), October 28–November 27, 1965, no. 70, ill., as Le Vase de tulipes, 1890-94, lent by The Art Institute of Chicago.1971 Washington, D.C. and traveling
Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., Cézanne: An Exhibition in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Phillips Collection, February 27–March 28, 1971, no. 19. Traveled to: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, April 17–May 16, 1971; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, June 1–July 3, 1971.1974 Tokyo and traveling
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Cézanne, March 30–May 19, 1974, no. 45. Traveled to: Municipal Museum, Kyoto, Japan, June 1–July 17, 1974; Cultural Center, Fukuoka, Japan, July 24–August 18, 1974.1984 Madrid
Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Paul Cézanne, March 9–April 1984, no. 39.1985–86 Tokyo and traveling
Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, The Impressionist Tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, October 18–December 17, 1985, no. 40.2008 Fort Worth
Kimbell Museum of Art, Fort Worth, Texas, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–November 2, 2008, no. 66, ill.2014a Madrid
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Cézanne: site / non-site, February 4–May 18, 2014, possible loan, hors catalogue.2022–23 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cezanne, May 15–September 5, 2022, no. 65, ill. shown in Chicago only. Traveled to: Tate Moderrn, London, October 6, 2022–March 12, 2023.Published References
Klingsor 1923
Klingsor, Tristan L. Cézanne. Paris: Rieder, 1923, pl. 20.Rich 1932a
Rich, Daniel Catton. "The Bequest of Mrs. L.L. Coburn." Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago 26, no. 6 (November 1932), pp. 70-71, ill. cover, as Flowers and Fruit, c. 1885.Mack 1935
Mack, Gerstle. Paul Cézanne. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935, fig. 26.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 617, ill. vol. II, as Vase de tulipes.San Francisco Examiner 1940
"Historic Painting Exhibit Reveals Endless Variety." San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco), January 7, 1940, section D, p. 11, ill., as Flowers and Fruit.Schapiro 1952a
Schapiro, Meyer. Cézanne. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1952, pp. 86–87, ill.Schapiro 1952b
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1952, cover.Hofmann 1953
Hofmann, Werner. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). Munich, Vienna, Basel: Kurt Desch, 1953, pl. 22 (detail) and cover, as Tulpen und Äpfel, 1890-94.Rousseau 1953
Rousseau, Théodore, Jr. Paul Cézanne, 1839–1906. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1953, cover, pl. 22.Art Institute of Chicago 1961
Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1961, p. 72, ill. in color p. 327, as Vase of Tulips.Taillandier 1961
Taillander, Yvon. P. Cézanne. Milan: Antonio Vallardi, 1961, p. 73.Ikegami 1969
Ikegami, Chuji. Cézanne. Tokyo: Shueisha, 1969, pl. 41.Rewald 1969
Rewald, John. "Chocquet et Cézanne." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 74, periode 6 (July–August 1969), p. 83, no. 13.Schapiro 1973
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. Translated by Louis-Marie Ollivier. Paris: Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1973, pl. 29, with comments.Elgar 1975
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Müller, Joseph-Emile. Cézanne. Translated by Jane Brenton. Paris: Fernand Hazan, 1982, pl. 24.Kendall 1988
Kendall, Richard, ed. Cézanne: By Himself. London: Macdonald, 1988, p. 189, ill.Baron and Bonafoux 1993
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Rewald, John. The Paintings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue Raisonné, 2 vols. In Collaboration with Walter Feilchenfeldt and Jayne Warman. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996, no. 719, ill. vol. 2, as Le Vase de tulipes.Nin 2002
Nin, Núria. "Memories of Objects, Objects of Memory." In Atelier Cézanne, 1902–2002: Le centenaire. Aix-en-Provence: Société Paul Cézanne, 2002, fig. 4, ill. in color.Feilchenfeldt 2005a
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Zur Rezeptionsgeschichte Cézannes in Deutschland." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel,
Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 135, ill.Brettell and Eisenmann 2006
Brettell, Richard, and Stephen Eisenmann. Nineteenth-Century Art in the Norton Simon Museum. New Haven: Norton Simon Foundation with Yale University Press, 2006, p. 310, fig. 82b, as The Vase of Tulips.Echte and Feilchenfeldt 2011a
Echte, Bernhard and Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Sammlungen Paul Cézanne, Louis Corinth, […], 2. November bis Anfang Dezember 1900." Kunstsalon Bruno & Paul Cassirer: Die Ausstellungen 1898-1901. vol. 1, «Das Beste aus aller Welt zeigen». Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2011, p. 342, ill.Smith 2014
Smith, Paul. "Cézanne's Color Lab: Not-So-Still-Life." In The World Is an Apple: The Still Lifes of Paul Cézanne. Hamilton, Ontario: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2014. Exhibition catalogue, p. 103, fig. 3, as The Vase of Tulips.Muir et al 2022
Muir, Kimberly, Kristi Dahm, Giovanni Verri, Maria Kokkori, and Clara Granzotto. "'A Harmony Parallel to Nature' – Color, Form, and Space in Cezanne's Watercolors and Oil Paintings." In Cezanne. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2022, pp. 54–55, 57, figs. 10, 11 and 14 (details).Nagaï 2022a
Nagaï, Takanori. Truth in Panting: The Meaning of Cezanne's Practices for Modernizing Society. Tokyo: Sangesha Publishers Inc., 2022, pl. 26.Record last updated January 5, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Le Vase de tulipes, c.1890 (FWN 826)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=697 (accessed on April 23, 2024).
