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)
FWN 1875
D'après Delacroix: Médée
1880–85
Alternate titles: Copie de la 'Méduse' de Delacroix; Copy after Delacroix: Medea; Copy from Delacroix's "Medea"; La Médée de Delacroix; La Médée furieuse d'après Delacroix; La Médée, d'après Delacroix; Medea; Medea (after Delacroix); Medea (nach Delacroix); Medea (nach dem Gemälde von Delacroix); Medea nach dem Gemälde von Delacroix; Medea, naar Delacroix; Médée, d'après Delacroix; Studie nach Delacroix: Medea (Etude d'après Delacroix: Médée)
Rewald (W145); Venturi revised: 1872–77; Venturi (867): 1879–82
Graphite and watercolor on paper
15 9/16 x 10 1/4 in. (39.5 x 26.1 cm)
Provenance
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (private collection);
Exhibition History
Haagsche Kunstkring, The Hague, the Netherlands, [Tentoonstelling van teekeningen], February 11–25, 1899.
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Cézanne-Ausstellung: Cézannes Werke in deutschem Privatbesitz: Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, November–December 11, 1921, no. 51, ill., as Medea (nach Delacroix), lent by Paul Cassirer pr.
Galerie Flechtheim, Berlin, Cézanne, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen; Bronzen von Edgar Degas, May 19–June 16, 1927, no. 67, ill., p. 8 , a reproduction from the Marées-Geschellschaft was shown.
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Sammlung:1910-1930, May 26–August 11, 1935, no. 222, as Medea, Inv. Nr. 2371.
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne, May 20–October 11, 1936, no. 120, as La Médée de Delacroix, c. 1885, lent by Kunsthaus Zurich.
Galerie de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, La peinture française du XIXe siècle en Suisse, March–June 1938, no. 16, as La Médée de Delacroix, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Musée de Lyon, Palais Saint-Pierre, Lyon, France, Centenaire de Paul Cézanne, May 7–June 18, 1939, no. 45, as La Médée de Delacroix, 1879-1882, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Société des artistes indépendants, Grand Palais, Paris, 50e exposition - Centenaire du peintre indépendant Paul Cézanne, March 17–April 10, 1939, no. 27, as Copie de la 'Méduse' de Delacroix, 1879-82, lent by Kunstmuseum Zürich.
Wildenstein Galleries, London, Homage to Paul Cézanne, July 1939, no. 50, as Copy from Delacroix's "Medea", c. 1880, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Ausländische Kunst in Zürich, July 25–September 26, 1943, no. 547, as Medea nach dem Gemälde von Delacroix.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 35, ill., as Medea (after Delacroix), 1879-82, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Falsch oder echt?, 1953, no no.
Orangerie, Paris, Monticelli et le baroque provençal, June 19–September 15, 1953, no. 22, as La Médée de Delacroix, c. 1879-1882, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 59, ill. 1879-82, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 72, ill. 1879/82, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Österreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Paul Cézanne, April 14–June 18, 1961, no. 50, pl. 31, c. 1880.
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Watercolour and Pencil Drawings by Cézanne, September 19–November 4, 1973, no. 43, ill. in b/w, catalogue note: pp. 158-159, as Copy after Delacroix: Medea, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich. Traveled to: Hayward Gallery, London, November 13–December 30, 1973.
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 106, ill., as Studie nach Delacroix: Medea (Etude d'après Delacroix: Médée), 1880-85, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich, Graphische Sammlung (Inv.-No. 2371). Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.
Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Cézanne, September 18–October 7, 1986, no. 45, ill. lent by Kunsthaus Zürich. Traveled to: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe, Japan, October 10–November 9, 1986; Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery, Nagoya, Japan, November 15–December 4, 1986.
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 80, ill. in color, p.239, as La Médée, d'après Delacroix, 1880-1885, 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.
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Classic Cézanne, November 28, 1998–February 28, 1999, no. 45, ill., as La Médée, d'après Delacroix, 1880-85, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland, Cézanne und die Moderne, October 10, 1999–January 9, 2000, no. 9, ill. in color, p. 35, as La Médée, d'après Delacroix, 1880-85, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Hommage à Cézanne, November 30, 2006–February 11, 2007, no no., as Medea (nach Delacroix), 1880/85, Kunsthaus Zürich.
Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Cézanne, Picasso, Mondriaan: in nieuw perspectief, October 17, 2009–January 24, 2010, no. 4, ill., as Medea, naar Delacroix, 1880-1885, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity, October 25, 2012–February 17, 2013, no. 30, ill.
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Meisterzeichnungen: 100 Jahre Grafische Sammlung im Kunsthaus Zürich, January 23–April 19, 2015, ill., p. 119.
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 103, ill.
Published References
H.H. "Haagsche Kunstkring." De Telegraaf (February 22, 1899), p. 2, as ... een vrow, die kinderen slacht ...
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne Aquarelle: Mappe mit zehn Faksimiles nach Aquarellen des Meisters. Munich: R. Piper & Co., 1918, pl. X, as Medea (Durieux-Cassirer).
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 127 Tonätzungen und fünfzehn Heliogravüren. Munich: R. Piper, 1918, ill. p. 119.
Popp, Anny E. "Cézanne, Elemente seines Stiles, anlässlich einer Kritik erortert." Die bildenden Künste: Wiener Monatshefte (Vienna) II (1919), ill. p. 181, as Medea, Durieux-Cassirer collection, Berlin.
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck. Munich: R. Piper, 1922, ill. p. 145.
Waldmann, Emil. "Paul Cézanne: zur Ausstellung im Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer." Kunst und Künstler 20, no. 4 (1922), ill. p. 134, as Medea.
Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 59, as Medea.
Salmon, André. "Unbekannte Zeichnungen von Cézanne." Der Querschnitt 7, no. 4 (April 1927), ill. after p. 286, as Medea.
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne. translated by J. Holroyd-Reece. London: Ernest Benn, 1927, pl. XXX.
Jahresbericht Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft. Zurich, 1935, p. 5, fig. 5.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 867, ill. vol. II, as La Médée de Delacroix.
Venturi, Lionello. Paul Cézanne: Water-colours. Oxford: B. Cassirer, 1943, p. 17, no. 8,ill. (dated 1879-82), Kunsthaus Zürich.
Schmidt, Georg. Aquarelle von Paul Cézanne. Mit zweiundreissig vielfarbigen Tafeln. Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1952, fig. 2.
Balzer, Wolfgang. Der Französische Impressionismus: Die Hauptmeister in der Malerei. Dresden: Verlag der Kunst, 1958, no. 110, ill., as Medea (nach dem Gemälde von Delacroix), c. 1879-1882.
Berthold, Gertrude. Cézanne und die alten Meister. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1958, listed p. 154.
Neumeyer, Alfred. Cézanne's Drawings. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, no. 18.
Dobai, Johannes. "Über das Verhältnis Cézannes zu seinen Vorbildern." Du 21 (May 1961), p. 14, ill.
Longstreet, Stephen. The Drawings of Cézanne. Los Angeles: Borden Publishing Company, ill.
Coplans, John. "Cézanne watercolors." In Cézanne watercolors. Los Angeles: The Ward Richie Press, 1967, p. 12, ill.
Rewald, John. "Chocquet et Cézanne." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 74, periode 6 (July–August 1969), p. 56.
Wadley, Nicholas. "Cézanne Water-colours and Drawings at the Hayward Gallery." The Burlington Magazine 115, no. 849 (December 1973), p. 831.
Lichtenstein, Sara. "Cézanne's Copies and Variants after Delacroix." Apollo (London) 101, no. 156 (February 1975), p. 123, fig. 26, as Medea.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1978, p. 49, ill., as La Médée de Delacroix, 1879-82.
Ballas, Guila. "Paul Cézanne et la revue 'L'Artiste.'" Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 98, periode 6 (December 1981), pp. 224 and 231, fig. 5 p. 226, as La Médée furieuse d'après Delacroix, 1879-1882.
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 145, ill. and color pl. 20.
Rewald, John. "Chocquet and Cézanne." In Studies in Impressionism, Edited by Irene Gordon and Frances Weitzenhoffer. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986, p. 146, mentioned.
Düchting, Hajo. Paul Cézanne: Natur wird Kunst. Cologne: Benedict Taschen Verlag, 1989, p. 42, ill.
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne's Early Imagery. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989, p. 158, fig. 88.
Thomson, Richard. "The creative copy in late nineteenth-century French art." In Drawings: Masters and Methods: Raphael to Redon
Papers presented to the Ian Woodner Master Drawings Symposium at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, ed. by Diana Dethloff. London: Philip Wilson Publishers in association with The Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1992, pp. 27-28, fig. 20, as Copy after Delacroix: Medea.
Smith, Paul. Interpreting Cézanne. London: Tate Publishing, 1996, p. 34, fig. 26, as Medea (after Delacroix).
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Die Zeichnungen Cézannes: Kleine Formate: Skizzen. Grosse Formate: Aquarelle ohne Farbe." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 218, ill.
Prat, Louis-Antoine. Le Dessin français au XIXe siècle. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 2011, p. 599, no. 1426, ill. in color p. 598, as Médée, d'après Delacroix, 1880-1885.
Stonard, John-Paul. "Cézanne and the past." The Burlington Magazine 155, no. 1320 (March 2013), fig. 27 p. 174.
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 28, fig. 8.
Rikhof, Maalke. "Symbolist, Post-Impressionist, Cubist, Traditonalist, The Reception of Paul Cézanne in the Netherlands, 1890–1930." In Van Gogh, Cézanne, Le Fauconnier and the Bergen School. Zwolle: Stedelijk Museum and Waanders, 2023. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 50.
Notes
Given the size of the watercolour Rewald believes that Cezanne made this copy after a small version of Delacroix's Medea belonging to Victor Chocquet (whereabouts unknown).
G. Ballas suggests that Cezanne could have copied after a lithograph of Delacroix's Medea in the Lille museum which was published in 1838 in L'Artiste, "selecting the colors with the help of his recollections of the version belonging to Chocquet". (See Rewald 1983a, no. 145)
Eugène Delacroix, Médée, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille.
Photo: Philipp Bernard; © Réunion des musées nationaux
La Médée furieuse, lithograph after Delacroix's painting published in L'Artiste: journal de la littérature et des beaux-arts, Paris, 1838 (SER1,T15).
Photo: © Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France
Record last updated January 6, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "D'après Delacroix: Médée, 1880–85 (FWN 1875)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1123 (accessed on April 30, 2025).
