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The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
An Online Catalogue Raisonné under the Direction of Société Paul Cezanne
(Formerly directed by Walter Feilchenfeldt, Jayne Warman and David Nash)
Catalogue entry
FWN 398
Portrait de Louis-Auguste Cezanne, père de l'artiste
c.1865
Alternate titles: Bildnis von Cézannes Vater; Bildnis von Cézannes Vater im Jas de Bouffan; Der Vater des Künstlers mit Mütze; Le père de Cézanne en casquette; Le père de l'artiste; Portrait de Louis-Auguste Cézanne, père de l'artiste; Portrait de son père en chasseur; Portrait du père de l'artiste; Portrait of the Artist's Father; Retrato del padre del artista; The Artist's father; The Painter's Father, Louis-Auguste Cézanne
Rewald (95): c.1865; Venturi revised: c.1865; Venturi (25): 1860–63; Rivière: c.1875–76; Cooper: 1864–65; Gowing: perhaps 1863 (Burlington) and c.1862 (London)
Mural transferred to canvas
66 x 45 in. (167.6 x 114.3 cm)
Provenance
Jas de Bouffan, Aix-en-Provence;
Louis Granel, Aix-en-Provence
Jos. Hessel, Paris
Georges Bernheim, Paris
John Quinn, New York (October 1923)
Raymond Pitcairn, Bryn Athyn (on temporary loan to the Philadelphia Museum of Art);
Parke-Bernet, New York, Oct. 26, 1967, no. 31, ill.; bought in
National Gallery, London (1968)
Exhibition History
1926b New York
Art Center, New York, Memorial Exhibition: John Quinn Collection, January 7–30, 1926, no. 37.1934 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne, November–December 1934, no. 1, ill., (dated 1863), as The Artist's father, lent by Pitcairn.1937 San Francisco
San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, Paul Cézanne: Exhibition of Paintings, Water-colors, Drawings and Prints, September 1–October 4, 1937, no. 1, ill. lent by Raymond Pitcairn.1952 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 1, ill. lent by Pitcairn. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.1959e New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Loan Exhibition: Cézanne, November 5–December 5, 1959, no. 1, ill. lent by Pitcairn.1961 Vienna
Österreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Paul Cézanne, April 14–June 18, 1961, no. 1.1961 Aix-en-Provence
Pavillon de Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence, France, Exposition Cézanne: Tableaux, Aquarelles, Dessins, July 1–August 15, 1961, no. 1.1982 Liège and traveling
Musée Saint-Georges, Liège, Belgium, Cézanne, March 12–May 9, 1982, no. 1, ill. 1860-63. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 12–August 31, 1982 (exhibition catalogue; preface by Denis Coutagne).1982 Aix-en-Provence
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, Cézanne, June 12–August 31, 1982, no. 1, ill.1988–89a London and traveling
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Cézanne: The Early Years 1859–1872, April 22–August 21, 1988, no. 4, ill. p. 6 (p. 19 French ed.) fig. 4 photograph of the alcove in the salon of the Jas de Bouffan with Portrait de Louis-Aguste Cezanne; shown in London only. Traveled to: Musée d'Orsay, Cézanne: les années de jeunesse 1859-1872, Paris, September 19, 1988–January 1, 1989; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., January 29–April 30, 1989.2006–07 London
National Gallery, London, Cézanne in Britain, October 4, 2006–January 7, 2007, no. 1, ill., as The Painter's Father, Louis-Auguste Cézanne.2022 Paris
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, Le décor impressionniste: aux sources des nymphéas, March 2–July 11, 2022, no. 25, ill., p. 59.Published References
Guillaume 1918
Guillaume, Paul. "Un portrait inédit de Cézanne." Les Arts à Paris, no. 2 (July 15, 1918), p. 6, ill. p. 7, as Portrait de son père en chasseur.Vollard 1921
Vollard, Ambroise. Paul Cézanne. Munich: Kurt Wolfe Verlag, 1921, ill. opp. p. 8, as Bildnis von Cézannes Vater im Jas de Bouffan, dated circa 1863.Gasquet 1921b
Gasquet, Joachim. Cézanne. Paris: Les Editions Bernheim-Jeune, 1921, p. 11, pl. p. 10, as Le père de Cézanne en casquette.Meier-Graefe 1922
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck. Munich: R. Piper, 1922, ill. p. 89, as Der Vater des Künstlers mit Mütze, 1866.Klingsor 1923
Klingsor, Tristan L. Cézanne. Paris: Rieder, 1923, p. 13.Meier-Graefe 1923
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Paul Cézanne. Munich: R. Piper, 1923, ill. p. 13.Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 203, listed.Gomez de la Mata 1925
Gomez de la Mata, Germán. "La eterna discusión sobre Cézanne." La Esfera (Madrid) Year XII, no. 588 (April 11, 1925), ill. n.p., as Retrato del padre del artista.Gasquet 1926
Gasquet, Joachim. Cézanne. Paris: Les Editions Bernheim-Jeune, 1926, p. 14, pl. [2] hors texte, as Le père de Cézanne en casquette.Quinn 1926
Quinn, John. The John Quinn Collection of Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, and Sculpture. Foreword by Forbes Watson. Hunstville, NY: Pidgeon Hill Press, 1926, p. 7, ill. p. 37.Watson 1926a
Watson, Forbes. "The John Quinn Collection." The Arts 9 (January 1926), p. 7, ill.Pfister 1927
Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 14, as Bildnis von Cézannes Vater, c. 1863.Gasquet 1928
Gasquet, Joachim. Cézanne: 24 phototypies. Paris: Librairie de France, [1928], [pl. 8], as Portrait du père de l'artiste.D'Ors 1930
Ors, Eugenio d.' Paul Cézanne. Paris: Editions des Chroniques du Jour, 1930, p. 29, ill.Mack 1935
Mack, Gerstle. Paul Cézanne. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935, fig. 12.Benson 1936
Benson, E.M. "Enjoying Your Museum." Pennsylvania Museum of Art Bulletin 31, no. 170 (March 1936), p. 15.Raynal 1936
Raynal, Maurice. Cézanne. Paris: Editions de Cluny, 1936, pl. II p. 11.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 25, ill. vol. II, as Portrait de Louis-Auguste Cézanne, père de l'artiste.Rewald 1936e
Rewald, John. Cézanne et Zola. Paris: Editions A. Sedrowski, 1936, fig. 13.Goldwater 1938
Goldwater, Robert J. "Cézanne in America: The Master's Paintings in American Collections." Art News Annual 36, no. 26 (March 26, 1938), p. 139, ill.Mack 1938
Mack, Gerstle. La Vie de Paul Cézanne. Translated by Nancy Bouwens. Paris: Gallimard, 1938, ill. opposite p. 129 (as it appeared in the salon at the Jas de Bouffan).Jewell 1944a
Jewell, Edward Alden. Paul Cézanne. New York: Hyperion Press, 1944, p. 24, ill.Schildt 1946
Schildt, Göran. Cézanne. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand, 1946, fig. 2.Dorival 1948
Dorival, Bernard. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1948, pl. 4, listed p. 141.Schapiro 1952a
Schapiro, Meyer. Cézanne. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1952, p. 20, ill.Cooper 1955a
Cooper, Douglas. "Au Jas de Bouffan." L'Oeil 2 (February 15, 1955).Gazette des beaux-arts 1969
"[Aquisitions des musées du monde entier]." La Chronique des arts: supplément à la Gazette des beaux-arts, no. 1201 (February 1969), p. 98, no. 402, ill., as Le père de l'artiste.Davies 1970
Davies, Martin. National Gallery Catalogues. French School: Early 19th Century, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists etc. Revised by Cecil Gould. London: National Gallery, 1970, pp. 24–26, no. 6385.Rewald 1971–72
Rewald, John. "Cézanne and His Father." Studies in the History of Art 4 (1971-1972), fig. 1, as Portrait of the Artist's Father.Venturi 1978
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1978, p. 10, ill.Zilczer 1978
Zilczer, Judith. "The Noble Buyer": John Quinn, Patron of the Avant-Garde. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978. Exhibition catalogue (1978 Washington, D.C.), Appendix I, p. 153.Plazy 1981
Plazy, Gilles. Cézanne. Fribourg: Editions Medea, 1981, p. 39.Reff 1983
Reff, Theodore. "Cézanne: The Severed Head and the Skull." Arts Magazine 58, no. 2 (October 1983), p. 88, fig. 5.Rishel 1983
Rishel, Joseph J. Cézanne in Philadelphia Collections. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983. Exhibition catalogue, p. XV, ill.Bernard, B. 1986
Bernard, Bruce. The Impressionist Revolution. London: Orbis, 1986, p. 235, ill.Rewald 1986b
Rewald, John. Cézanne: A Biography. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986, p. 46, ill.Kendall 1988
Kendall, Richard, ed. Cézanne: By Himself. London: Macdonald, 1988, p. 41, ill.Lévêque 1988
Lévêque, Jean Jacques. La Vie et l'oeuvre de Paul Cézanne. Courbevoie: ACR, 1988, p. 55, ill. in color.Plazy 1988
Plazy, Gilles. Cézanne ou la peinture absolue. Paris: Editions Liana Levi, 1988, p. 22, ill. in color.Düchting 1989
Düchting, Hajo. Paul Cézanne: Natur wird Kunst. Cologne: Benedict Taschen Verlag, 1989, p. 31, ill.Kendall 1989a
Kendall, Richard. The History and Techniques of the Great Master Cézanne. London: Tiger Books International, 1989, p. 7, ill.Gasquet 1991
Gasquet, Joachim. Joachim Gasquet's Cézanne. Translated by C. Pemberton. London and New York: Thames & Hudson, 1991, p. 37, ill.Baker and Henry 1995
Baker, Christopher, and Tom Henry. The National Gallery: Complete Illustrated Catalogue. London: National Gallery Publications, 1995, p. 106, ill., as The Painter's Father, Louis-Auguste Cézanne, c. 1862.Rewald 1996
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. 95, ill. vol. 2 and p. 44, ill. col. vol. 1, as Portrait de Louis-Auguste Cézanne, père de l'artiste.Coutagne 1997
Coutagne, Denis. "Approche contradictoire d'un thème: Le Jas de Bouffan chez Cézanne." In Cézanne aujourd'hui. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1997, pp. 77-78.Lewis 2000
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne. London: Phaidon, 2000, p. 10, fig. 2.Platzman 2001
Platzman, Steven. Cézanne: The Self-Portraits. Berkeley: University of California, 2001, p. 164, ill., as Portrait de Louis-Auguste Cézanne, père de l'artiste.Lewis 2002
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. "The Path to Les Lauves: A History of Cézanne's Studios." In Atelier Cézanne, 1902–2002: Le centenaire. Aix-en-Provence: Société Paul Cézanne, 2002, fig. 4, ill. in color.Athanassoglou-Kallmyer 2003
Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, Nina M. Cézanne and Provence: The Painter in His Culture. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2003, p. 30, fig. 1.11, as Portrait de Louis-Auguste Cézanne, père de l'artiste.Ely 2004
Ely, Bruno. "'Pater Omnipotens Aeterne Deus.' The purchase and sale of Jas de Bouffan by the Cézanne family." In Jas de Bouffan: Cézanne, Société Paul Cézanne. Aix-en-Provence: Hexagone, 2004, fig. 13, ill. in color.Lewis 2004
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. "Cézanne's Paintings in the Grand Salon at Jas de Bouffan." In Jas de Bouffan: Cézanne, Société Paul Cézanne. Aix-en-Provence: Hexagone, 2004, fig. 45, ill. in color.Pissarro 2005
Pissarro, Joachim. Pioneering Modern Painting: Cézanne & Pissarro 1865–85. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2005. Exhibition catalogue, p. 18, fig. 9.Feilchenfeldt 2005c
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Cézannes Motive: Versuch einer neuen Ordnung." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 203, ill.Conisbee 2006a
Conisbee, Philip. "Cézanne's Provence." In Cézanne in Provence. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art and New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. Exhibition catalogue, p. 8, fig. 6, as Portrait de Louis-Auguste Cézanne, père de l'artiste.Verdi 2007
Verdi, Richard. "Cézanne in Britain, London." The Burlington Magazine 149, no. 1246 (January 2007), p. 54 mentioned, as Portrait of the Artist's Father.Colrat 2013
Colrat, Jean. Cézanne: Joindre les mains errantes de la nature. Paris-Sorbonne: PUPS, 2013, p. 337, pl. 158.Nagaï 2016
Nagaï, Takanori. "Cézanne and Jas de Bouffan." In Le "basho" dans l'art moderne français. Tokyo: Sangensha, 2016, p. 112, ill.Elderfield, Morton, Rey 2017a
Elderfield, John, Mary Morton, Xavier Rey. Cézanne Portraits. London and Princeton, N,J.: National Portrait Gallery Publications and Princeton University Press, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 19.Société Paul Cezanne 2019
Cezanne, Jas de Bouffan: art et histoire. Under the scientific direction of Denis Coutagne and François Chédeville. Lyon; Aix-en-Provence: Fage édition; Société Paul Cezanne, 2019, figs. 25, 228 pp. 44, 243 (figs. 226, 227 digital reconstitutions of the Jas de Bouffan's Grand Salon before and after 1867 pp. 242-243).Cezanne 2021
Cézanne, Philippe. Paul Cezanne dépeint par ses contemporains. Lyon: Fage éditions, 2021, fig. 3.Notes
This portrait of Cézanne's father was painted on the wall of the salon at the Jas de Bouffan, flanked by Les Quatres Saisons, two on each side (Les Quatre Saisons: Le Printemps, 1860–61 (561), Les Quatre Saisons: L'Été, 1860–61 (562), Les Quatre Saisons: L'Hiver, 1860–61 (563) and Les Quatre Saisons: L'Automne, 1860–61 (564)).
The salon of the Jas de Bouffan with Cézanne's murals still in place, circa 1900.
John Rewald Archive, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Record last updated May 5, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Portrait de Louis-Auguste Cezanne, père de l'artiste, c.1865 (FWN 398), Mural transferred to canvas." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=108 (accessed on April 17, 2024).
