Catalogue entry

FWN 3018-x3a

Le Repas

1880–85

Alternate titles: Le repas; The Meal

Rewald (W105); Venturi revised: 1879–82; Venturi (893): 1879–82

Graphite and watercolor on paper, possibly page from the CP IV sketchbook

5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.6 cm)

Christie's, New York

Keywords

Still-life objects
Dishes and Vessels:
- bottle(s) / bouteille(s) »
- bowl / bol »
- glass / verre »
Figure compositions:
- figure(s) in landscape or figure composition »
Interiors
Furnishings:
- table (or wooden surface) »

Provenance

Georges Bernheim, Paris

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (October 6, 1919)

Shearmann (October 10, 1919)

Sir Hugh Walpole, London

H.J.P. Bomford, London

Captain Stanley W. Sykes, Cambridge

Reid & Lefèvre, London

Mrs. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, London

Paul Rosenberg, Paris

Mouradian & Vallotton, Paris

Wladimir Walter, Paris

Mrs. Frederick Stafford, New York;

Christie's, New York, November 13, 2015, no. 1069, ill.

Exhibition History

1931a Paris

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Cézanne, May 18–29, 1931.

1939d London

Wildenstein Galleries, London, Homage to Paul Cézanne, July 1939, no. 48, as The Meal, c. 1877, lent by Hugh Walpole.

1945a London

Leicester Galleries, London, The Art Collection of the late Sir Hugh Walpole, Part I, April 11–May 8, 1945, no. 135, as Le Repas, 1879–82 (sketch on reverse).

1946c London and traveling

Tate Gallery, London, Paul Cézanne: an Exhibition of Watercolours, opening on April 10, 1946, no. 8, as The Meal, 1879-1882, lent by H. J. Bomford. Traveled to: Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, United Kingdom, May–June 1946; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, United Kingdom, July 1946.

1966–67 New Orleans

Isaac Delgado Museum, New Orleans, Odyssey of an Art Collector (The Stafford Collection), 1966–67, no. 188, ill.

Published References

Venturi 1936b

Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 893, ill. vol. II, as Le Repas.

Schapiro 1973

Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. Translated by Louis-Marie Ollivier. Paris: Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1973, p. 18, ill.

Rewald 1983a

Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 105, ill.

Dauberville 2020

Dauberville, Guy-Patrice, and Floriane Dauberville. Paul Cezanne chez Bernheim-Jeune. Paris: Editions G-P.F. Dauberville & Archives Bernheim-Jeune, 2020, no. 400, ill., as Le repas, installation photograph from 1931 exhibition, p. 126.

Related work

Record last updated April 30, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Le Repas, 1880–85 (FWN 3018-x3a), possibly page from the CP IV sketchbook." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1082 (accessed on April 18, 2024).