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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 1057
Toits de l'Estaque
1878–82
Alternate titles: Blick auf L'Estaque und den Golf von Marseille; Dächer; Dächer von L'Estaque (Toits de l'Estaque); Daken; Estaque-Landschaft; Ortschaft am Meer; Roofs at L'Estaque; Rooftops at L'Estaque; The Roofs of L'Estaque
Rewald (W116); Venturi revised: 1883–85; Venturi (916): 1883–85
Graphite and watercolor on laid paper
Watermark: Desloye "ED&Cie" in cartouche
12 5/16 x 18 11/16 in. (31.3 x 47.4 cm)
Provenance
Charles Vignier, Paris?
J.W. Boehler, Lucerne
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam
Franz Koenigs, Haarlem (1929);
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Exhibition History
1916d New York
Modern Gallery [de Zayas], New York, Paintings by Cézanne, January 25, 1916, no no. listed (consigned by Charles Vignier, Paris?)1929–30 Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Ein Jahrhundert französischer Zeichnung, December 1929–January 1930, no. 4, ill., as Dächer.1933–34b Rotterdam
Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Teekeningen van Ingres tot Seurat, December 20, 1933–January 21, 1934, no. 13, ill., pl.28, as Daken.1934 Bern
Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland, Französische Meister des 19. Jahrhunderts und van Gogh, February 18–April 2, 1934, no. 13, as Dächer.1935 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Meisterzeichnungen französischer Künstler von Ingres bis Cézanne, June 29–August 18, 1935, no. 182, as Ortschaft am Meer, Aquarell, lent by Herr Franz Koenigs, Haarlem.1936 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 69, as Estaque-Landschaft, c. 1885, lent by F. Koenigs, Haarlem.1938c Amsterdam
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam, Fransche meesters uit de XIX eeuw: teekeningen, aquarellen, pastels [...], July–August 1938, no. 5.1939e London
Paul Cassirer Ltd, London, Paul Cézanne – Water Colours, July 1939, no. 24, as The Roofs of L'Estaque, dated 1883–85, lent by Private collection.1946c London and traveling
Tate Gallery, London, Paul Cézanne: an Exhibition of Watercolours, opening on April 10, 1946, no. 10, as The Roofs of L'Estaque, 1883-1885, lent by Museum Boymans, Rotterdam. Traveled to: Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, United Kingdom, May–June 1946; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, United Kingdom, July 1946.1952d Paris
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Musée Boymans de Rotterdam: dessins du XVe au XIXe siècle, February 20–April 20, 1952, no. 140, as Toits de l'Estaque, 1883-85 (erroneously listed as no. 171 in the 1935 Basel exhibition).1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 61, 1883-85, lent by Museum Boymans, Rotterdam.1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 98.1963f New York
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Cézanne Watercolors, April 2–20, 1963, no. 15, pl. XV, as Toits de l'Estaque, 1883-85, lent by Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam.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. 39, ill. Traveled to: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, April 17–May 16, 1971; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, June 1–July 3, 1971.1982 Tübingen and traveling
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 22, ill., as Dächer von L'Estaque (Toits de l'Estaque), c. 1882, lent by Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam (Inv.-No. F II 183). Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 73, ill. in color, p. 224, as Toits de l'Estaque, 1878-1882, lent by Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, shown in Paris and Philadelphia only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.2012 Vienna
Albertina, Vienna, Impressionismus: Pastelle, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, October 14, 2011–January 8, 2012, no. 21, ill., as Blick auf L'Estaque und den Golf von Marseille, 1878-1882, lent by Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam.Published References
Meier-Graefe 1930
Meier-Graefe, Julius. "Französische Zeichnungen." Der Cicerone 22, no. 1 (January 1930), ill. p. 10, as Dächer.Scheffler 1930a
Scheffler, Karl. "Französische Zeichnungen des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts bei Paul Cassirer." Kunst und Künstler 28, no. 5 (1930), pp. 192-193, ill. p. 187.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 916, ill. vol. II, as Toits de l'Estaque.Andersen 1963a
Andersen, Wayne V. "Watercolor in Cézanne's Artist Process." Art International 7 (May 25, 1963), p. 24, ill.Hoetink 1968
Hoetink, Bernard. Franse Tekeningen uit de 19e Eeuw. Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1968, no. 26, ill.Siblík 1969
Siblík, Jiří. Paul Cézanne: Kresby [Drawings]. Prague: Odeon, 1969, fig. 39.De Zayas 1980
Zayas, Marius de. "How, When, and Why Modern Art Came to New York." Francis M. Naumann. Arts Magazine 54 (April 1980), p. 100, fig. 16.Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 116, ill. and color pl. 4.Prati 1985
Prati, Xavier, ed. L'Estaque au temps des peintres, 1870–1914. Marseille: Association College-quartier, 1985, p. 21, with ill.Finch 1991
Finch, Christopher. Nineteenth-Century Watercolors. New York, London, Paris: Abbeville Press, 1991, pl. 364, as Roofs at L'Estaque.Patin 1995
Patin, Sylvie. Cézanne. Paris: Editions Hazan, 1995, p. 58.Terrasse 1995
Terrasse, Antoine. Les aquarelles de Cézanne. Paris: Flammarion, 1995, pp. 44-5, ill.Simms 2008
Simms, Matthew. Cézanne's watercolors: between drawing and painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008, p. 75, fig. 53.Landrot 2010
Landrot, Gérard. Cézanne Aquarelles. Paris: Éditions Langlaude, 2010, p. 17, ill.Blanc 2013
Blanc, Geneviève. L'Estaque, Art et Patrimoine, Chronique d'une double histoire. Gémenos: Groupe Horizon, 2013, p. 201, ill.Lloyd 2015
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 102, fig. 61.Blanc 2019
Blanc, Geneviève. L'Oeuvre de Cezanne à L'Estaque, Huiles – Aquarelles – Dessins, 1864–1885. Marseille: Éditions Gaussen, 2019, fig. 126 (discussion p. 106), as Toits de l'Estaque (with diagram identifing the tile factories, fig.125).Lloyd 2019
Lloyd, Christopher. Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawings. New York: Thames & Hudson Inc., 2019, p. 92, ill., as Rooftops at L'Estaque.Blanc 2020
Blanc, Geneviève. Et si L'Estaque m'était contée? [privately published], 2020, p. 192, ill.Notes
The square tower in the center, La Tour Sommati, was first mentioned in 1298. It was demolished at the end of 19th century, but existed in Cézanne's time. (cf. Prati)
Tour Sommati (Saumati), c 1900
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Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Toits de l'Estaque, 1878–82 (FWN 1057)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1093 (accessed on April 25, 2024).
