The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
An Online Catalogue Raisonné under the Direction of Société Paul Cezanne
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Catalogue entry
FWN 1061
Le Château de Médan
1879–80
Alternate titles: Castillo de Médan; Château de Médan; Das Schloß in Médan; Landscape at Médan; Landschaft mit Zypressen; Schloß von Médan (Château de Médan); Südfranzösische Landschaft; The château of Medan
Rewald (W89); Venturi revised: 1879–82; Venturi (847): 1879–80; Ratcliffe: c.1880
Graphite, watercolor, and gouache on laid paper
Watermark: Desloye "PL BAS"
12 5/16 x 18 9/16 in. (31.3 x 47.2 cm)
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris?
Jules Strauss, Paris
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (private collection);
Suse Paret-Cassirer, Berlin and Menton (1926)
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam (1935)
Kunsthaus Zürich, Graphische Sammlung (April 1935)
Exhibition History
1929–30 Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Ein Jahrhundert französischer Zeichnung, December 1929–January 1930, no. 3, ill., as Landschaft mit Zypressen.1935 Zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Sammlung:1910-1930, May 26–August 11, 1935, no. 224, as Südfranzösische Landschaft, Inv. Nr. 2373.1938e Paris
Galerie de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, La peinture française du XIXe siècle en Suisse, March–June 1938, no. 15, as Château de Médan, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1939 Lyon
Musée de Lyon, Palais Saint-Pierre, Lyon, France, Centenaire de Paul Cézanne, May 7–June 18, 1939, no. 44, as Le Château de Médan, 1879-1881, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1939d London
Wildenstein Galleries, London, Homage to Paul Cézanne, July 1939, no. 49, as The château of Medan, c. 1880, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1943 Zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Ausländische Kunst in Zürich, July 25–September 26, 1943, no. 546, as Le Château de Médan.1952–53 Paris
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Emile Zola: exposition organisée pour le cinquantième anniversaire de sa mort, December 12, 1952–March 1, 1953, no. 277, ill., as Le Château de Médan, c. 1879-1881, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 57, ill. 1879-81, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 94, ill., pl. 49.1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 71, ill. 1879-81, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1961 Vienna
Österreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Paul Cézanne, April 14–June 18, 1961, no. 49, c. 1880.1973 Newcastle upon Tyne and traveling
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Watercolour and Pencil Drawings by Cézanne, September 19–November 4, 1973, no. 37, ill., catalogue note: p. 157, as Landscape at Médan, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich. Traveled to: Hayward Gallery, London, November 13–December 30, 1973.1982 Tübingen and traveling
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 20, ill., as Schloß von Médan (Château de Médan), dated 1880, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich, Graphische Sammlung (Inv.-No. 2373). Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.1990 Edinburgh
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Cézanne and Poussin: The Classical Vision in Landscape, August 9–October 21, 1990, no. 31, ill. in color, as Le Château de Médan, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 70, ill. in color, p. 219, as Le Château de Médan, 1879-1881, lent by Kunsthaus, Zurich, shown in Paris only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.1998–99 Sydney
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Classic Cézanne, November 28, 1998–February 28, 1999, no. 7, ill., as Le Château de Médan, c. 1880, lent by Kunsthaus, Zürich.2000 Vienna and traveling
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 76, ill., as Le Château de Médan, 1879-80, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, May 5–August 13, 2000 (initially planned to end on July 30 the exhibition was extended until August 13).2004–05 Essen
Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, Cézanne: Aufbruch in die Moderne, September 18, 2004–January 16, 2005, listed p. 231, ill. p. 115, as Das Schloß in Médan, 1878-1880, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.2006–07 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Hommage à Cézanne, November 30, 2006–February 11, 2007, no no., as Le Château de Médan, c. 1879/81, Kunsthaus Zürich.2014a Madrid
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Cézanne: site / non-site, February 4–May 18, 2014, no. 20, ill.2017 Basel
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland, The Hidden Cézanne: From Sketchbook to Canvas, June 10–September 24, 2017, no. 162, ill.Published References
Meier-Graefe 1930
Meier-Graefe, Julius. "Französische Zeichnungen." Der Cicerone 22, no. 1 (January 1930), ill. p. 10, as Landschaft mit Zypressen.Scheffler 1930a
Scheffler, Karl. "Französische Zeichnungen des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts bei Paul Cassirer." Kunst und Künstler 28, no. 5 (1930), p. 192.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 847, ill. vol. II, as Château de Médan.Novotny 1938
Novotny, Fritz. Cézanne und das Ende der wissenschaftlichen Perspektive. Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1938, list of motifs: no. 118.Venturi 1943
Venturi, Lionello. Paul Cézanne: Water-colours. Oxford: B. Cassirer, 1943, p. 32, no.19, ill. (dated 1879-81), Kunsthaus Zürich.Hugelshofer 1947
Hugelshofer, Walter. Dessins et aquarelles de maîtres français du XIXe siècle: appartenant a des collections publiques et privées de suisse. Basel: Éditions Holbein, 1947, pl. 2.Raynal 1954
Raynal, Maurice. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1954, p. 52, ill.Neumeyer 1958
Neumeyer, Alfred. Cézanne's Drawings. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, no. 69.Stoll 1960
Stoll, Robert Thomas. Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne. Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1960, pl. 36.Hohl 1966
Hohl, Reinhold. "Landschaftsaquarelle von Paul Cézanne." Werkzeitung der J.R. Geigy AG 24, no. 6 (November/December 1966), fig. 5, p. 21, ill.Micheli 1967
Micheli, Mario de. Cézanne. Florence, 1967, fig. 28.Wadley 1975
Wadley, Nicholas. Cézanne and His Art. London: Hamlyn, 1975, pl. 79, ill.Emile-Zola 1979
Emile-Zola, François and Massin. Emile-Zola Photographe. Paris: Denoël, 1979, no. 79.Leber 1980
Leber, Hermann. Aquarellieren lernen. Cologne: DuMont, 1980, no. 13.Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 89, ill.Wadley 1989
Wadley, Nicholas. Cézanne and His Art. London: Hamlyn, 1989, p. 96, ill. in color.Bozal 1995
Bozal, Valeriano. "Paul Cézanne: la mirada es le leguaje." La Balsa de la Medusa (Madrid) 36 (1995), p. 96, ill. p. 95, as Castillo de Médan.Lartigue 1995
Lartigue, Charles de. Les paysages de Paul Cézanne. Lyon: Les Créations du Pélican, 1995, p. 72, ill.Coutagne 2000
Coutagne, Denis. "Cézanne au fil de l'eau." In Au fil de l'eau. Aix-en-Provence: Ville d'Aix-en-Provence, 2000. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 21, as Le Château de Médan.Lewis 2000
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne. London: Phaidon, 2000, p. 205, fig. 124.Mothe et al. 2006
Mothe, Alain, et al. Cézanne à Auvers-sur-Oise. Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône: editions du Valharmeil, 2006, p. 133, ill.Simms 2008
Simms, Matthew. Cézanne's watercolors: between drawing and painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008, p. 71, fig. 51.Landrot 2010
Landrot, Gérard. Cézanne Aquarelles. Paris: Éditions Langlaude, 2010, p. 21, ill. dated 1879–81.Mitterand 2011
Mitterand, Henri. "Une fraternité d'artistes: Cézanne et Zola." In Cézanne et Paris. Paris: Éditions de la Rmn-Grand Palais, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 43, fig. 12.Prat 2011
Prat, Louis-Antoine. Le Dessin français au XIXe siècle. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 2011, p. 606, no. 1449, ill. in color, as Le Château de Médan, 1880.Lloyd 2015
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 105, fig. 64, dated 1879–81.Mitterand 2016
Mitterand, Henri. Paul Cézanne, Émile Zola, Lettres croisées, 1858–1887. Paris: Gallimard, 2016, fig. 14, dated 1879–81.Ramuz 2016
Ramuz, Charles Ferdinand. L’exemple de Cézanne; Cézanne le précurseur. Lugano: Pagine d’Arte, 2016, listed p. [10], ill. p. [19].Eiling et al. 2017
Eiling, Alexander, Anett Göthe, Astrid Reuter, Bettina Kaufmann, Eva-Maria Höllerer, Juliane Betz and Julia Lachenmann. "Catalog." In Cézanne Metamorphoses. Munich and Karlsruhe: Prestel and Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, p. 309 fig. 1.Lobstein 2017a
Lobstein, Dominique. "Biographie." In Paul Cezanne, Le chant de la terre. Martigny: Fondation Pierre Gianadda, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, p. 354, ill.Ruppen 2020
Ruppen, Fabienne. "Mapping Cézanne. Drawings and Watercolors on Paper from Émile Desloye." November 2020, pp. 217–19, figs. 1, 4 (detail), 8.Related
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Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Le Château de Médan, 1879–80 (FWN 1061)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1066 (accessed on April 23, 2024).
