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Catalogue entry

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)
Kunsthaus Zürich, Graphische Sammlung (2371)

Keywords

Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Cornelis Hoogendijk, Amsterdam;
Hoogendijk Collection, F. Muller & Cie, Amsterdam, May 22, 1912, no. 101 (as Médée)
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (private collection);
Suse Paret-Cassirer, Berlin and Menton (1926)
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam (1935)
Kunsthaus Zürich, Graphische Sammlung (April 1935)
Exhibition History
1899 The Hague
Haagsche Kunstkring, The Hague, the Netherlands, [Tentoonstelling van teekeningen], February 11–25, 1899.
1921 Berlin
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.
1927e Berlin
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.
1935 Zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Sammlung:1910-1930, May 26–August 11, 1935, no. 222, as Medea, Inv. Nr. 2371.
1936c Paris
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne, May 20–October 11, 1936, no. 120, as La Médée de Delacroix, c. 1885, lent by Kunsthaus Zurich.
1938e Paris
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.
1939 Lyon
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.
1939b Paris
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.
1939d London
Wildenstein Galleries, London, Homage to Paul Cézanne, July 1939, no. 50, as Copy from Delacroix's "Medea", c. 1880, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
1943 Zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Ausländische Kunst in Zürich, July 25–September 26, 1943, no. 547, as Medea nach dem Gemälde von Delacroix.
1952 Chicago and traveling
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.
1953 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Falsch oder echt?, 1953, no no.
1953c Paris
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.
1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 59, ill. 1879-82, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 96, ill., pl. 50.
1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 72, ill. 1879/82, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.
1961 Vienna
Österreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Paul Cézanne, April 14–June 18, 1961, no. 50, pl. 31, 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. 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.
1982 Tübingen and traveling
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.
1986 Tokyo and traveling
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.
1995–96 Paris and traveling
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.
1998–99 Sydney
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.
1999–2000 Riehen/Basel
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.
2006–07 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Hommage à Cézanne, November 30, 2006–February 11, 2007, no no., as Medea (nach Delacroix), 1880/85, Kunsthaus Zürich.
2009–10 The Hague
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.
2012–13 Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity, October 25, 2012–February 17, 2013, no. 30, ill.
2015 Zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Meisterzeichnungen: 100 Jahre Grafische Sammlung im Kunsthaus Zürich, January 23–April 19, 2015, ill., p. 119.
2017–18 Karlsruhe
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 103, ill.
Published References
H.H. 1899
H.H. "Haagsche Kunstkring." De Telegraaf (February 22, 1899), p. 2, as ... een vrow, die kinderen slacht ...
Marées-Gesellschaft 1918
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 1918a
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 1919
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 1922
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 1922
Waldmann, Emil. "Paul Cézanne: zur Ausstellung im Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer." Kunst und Künstler 20, no. 4 (1922), ill. p. 134, as Medea.
Pfister 1927
Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 59, as Medea.
Salmon 1927
Salmon, André. "Unbekannte Zeichnungen von Cézanne." Der Querschnitt 7, no. 4 (April 1927), ill. after p. 286, as Medea.
Meier-Graefe 1927a
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne. translated by J. Holroyd-Reece. London: Ernest Benn, 1927, pl. XXX.
Fry 1929
Fry, Roger. "Cézannes Udvikling." Samleren 6 (July, August, September 1929), p. 114, ill.
Jahresbericht Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft 1935
Jahresbericht Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft. Zurich, 1935, p. 5, fig. 5.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 867, ill. vol. II, as La Médée de Delacroix.
Venturi 1943
Venturi, Lionello. Paul Cézanne: Water-colours. Oxford: B. Cassirer, 1943, p. 17, no. 8,ill. (dated 1879-82), Kunsthaus Zürich.
Schmidt 1952
Schmidt, Georg. Aquarelle von Paul Cézanne. Mit zweiundreissig vielfarbigen Tafeln. Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1952, fig. 2.
Balzer 1958
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 1958
Berthold, Gertrude. Cézanne und die alten Meister. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1958, listed p. 154.
Neumeyer 1958
Neumeyer, Alfred. Cézanne's Drawings. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, no. 18.
Uchida 1960
Uchida, Sono. Cézanne. Tokyo: Misuzu-Shobo, 1960, ill.
Dobai 1961
Dobai, Johannes. "Über das Verhältnis Cézannes zu seinen Vorbildern." Du 21 (May 1961), p. 14, ill.
Longstreet 1964
Longstreet, Stephen. The Drawings of Cézanne. Los Angeles: Borden Publishing Company, ill.
Coplans 1967
Coplans, John. "Cézanne watercolors." In Cézanne watercolors. Los Angeles: The Ward Richie Press, 1967, p. 12, ill.
Ikegami 1969
Ikegami, Chuji. Cézanne. Tokyo: Shueisha, 1969, pl. III.
Rewald 1969
Rewald, John. "Chocquet et Cézanne." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 74, periode 6 (July–August 1969), p. 56.
Erpel 1973
Erpel, Fritz. Paul Cézanne. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1973, p. 24, ill.
Wadley 1973
Wadley, Nicholas. "Cézanne Water-colours and Drawings at the Hayward Gallery." The Burlington Magazine 115, no. 849 (December 1973), p. 831.
Lichtenstein 1975
Lichtenstein, Sara. "Cézanne's Copies and Variants after Delacroix." Apollo (London) 101, no. 156 (February 1975), p. 123, fig. 26, as Medea.
Venturi 1978
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1978, p. 49, ill., as La Médée de Delacroix, 1879-82.
Ballas 1981
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 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 145, ill. and color pl. 20.
Rewald 1986d
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 1989
Düchting, Hajo. Paul Cézanne: Natur wird Kunst. Cologne: Benedict Taschen Verlag, 1989, p. 42, ill.
Lewis 1989
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne's Early Imagery. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989, p. 158, fig. 88.
Thomson 1992
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.
Verdi 1992
Verdi, Richard. Cézanne. London and New York: Thames & Hudson, 1992, p. 164, fig. 140.
Bonafoux 1995
Bonafoux, Pascal. Cézanne: portrait. Paris: Editions Hazan, 1995, p. 203, ill.
Terrasse 1995
Terrasse, Antoine. Les aquarelles de Cézanne. Paris: Flammarion, 1995, pp. 48-9, ill.
Smith 1996
Smith, Paul. Interpreting Cézanne. London: Tate Publishing, 1996, p. 34, fig. 26, as Medea (after Delacroix).
Feilchenfeldt 2005d
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.
Landrot 2010
Landrot, Gérard. Cézanne Aquarelles. Paris: Éditions Langlaude, 2010, p. 25, ill.
Prat 2011
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 2013
Stonard, John-Paul. "Cézanne and the past." The Burlington Magazine 155, no. 1320 (March 2013), fig. 27 p. 174.
Lloyd 2015
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 28, fig. 8.
Rikhof 2023
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)

D'après Delacroix: Médée, 1880–85 (FWN 1875). Eugène Delacroix, Médée, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille.
Eugène Delacroix, Médée, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille.
Photo: Philipp Bernard; © Réunion des musées nationaux
D'après Delacroix: Médée, 1880–85 (FWN 1875). La Médée furieuse, lithograph after Delacroix's painting published in L'Artiste: journal de la littérature et des beaux-arts, Paris, 1838 (SER1,T15).
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, 2024).