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 1100
Maisonnettes
1880–85
Alternate titles: Etude de maisons; Häuser; Häuserreihe (Maisonnettes); Houses; Houses in Provence; Maisons de village; The Houses
Rewald (W159); Venturi revised: 1872–77; Venturi (836): 1879–82; Rivière: 1892
Graphite, watercolor, and gouache on paper
12 7/8 x 19 5/8 in. (32.7 x 49.9 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Les aquarelles de Cézanne, June 17–29, 1907, no. 2, as Etude de maisons, lent by Cezanne fils.
Kunstsalon Emil Richter, Dresden, Germany, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, April–May 1908, no. 37, as Häuser, tentative identification.
Jacques Seligmann Gallery, New York, Water Colors by Cezanne, November 16–December 7, 1933, no. 17?, as The Houses, lent from a French Collection.
Galerie Renou et Colle, Paris, Aquarelles et baignades de Cézanne, June 3–17, 1935.
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne, May 20–October 11, 1936, no. 121, as Maisonnettes, c. 1885–90, lent by Paul Cézanne fils, Paris.
Institute of Modern Art, Boston, Modern Paintings from Boston Collections, 1937.
Valentine [Dudensing] Gallery, New York, Cézanne watercolors, Renoir drawings, January 4–30, 1937, no. 9, as Maisons de village.
San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, Paul Cézanne: Exhibition of Paintings, Water-colors, Drawings and Prints, September 1–October 4, 1937, no. 39, ill., as Maisonnettes, 1879-82, lent anonymously.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Paintings Drawings Prints from Private Collections in New England, June 9–September 10, 1939, no. 146.
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, Watercolors by Paul Cézanne, December 19, 1939–January 8, 1940, no. 1, as Houses in Provence.
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, Some Paintings from Alumni Collections, 1948.
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, Works of Art Belonging to Alumni, 1950, no. 7.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 32, as Houses, 1879-82, lent by Private collection. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Great Master Drawings of Seven Centuries, 1959, no. 74, ill.
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Cézanne Watercolors, April 2–20, 1963, no. 12, pl. IX, as Maisonnettes, 1879-82, lent by Private Collection, Hartford.
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 21, ill., as Häuserreihe (Maisonnettes), 1879-82, lent by Smith College Museum of Art, Northhamptom, MA - Bequest of Charles C. Cunningham in Memory of Eleanor Lamont Cunningham (Inv.-No. 32, 1980). Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 74, ill. in color, p. 227, as Maisonnettes, 1880-1885, lent by Smith College MA, Northampton, shown in Philadelphia only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne and Beyond, February 26–May 17, 2009, ill., pl. 127, p. 374.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Cézanne Drawing, June 6–September 25, 2021, pl. 132, Smith College Museum of Art.
Published References
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, ill. opp. p. 58.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 836, ill. vol. II, as Maisonnettes.
Venturi, Lionello. Paul Cézanne: Water-colours. Oxford: B. Cassirer, 1943, p. 10, no. 4, ill (dated 1879–82), Paul Cézanne fils, Paris.
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 159, ill.
Master Drawings from the Smith College Museum of Art. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2000, no. 40.
Simms, Matthew. Cézanne's watercolors: between drawing and painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008, p. 78, fig. 55.
Prat, Louis-Antoine. Le Dessin français au XIXe siècle. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 2011, p. 607, 1452, ill. in color, as Maisonnettes, 1879-1882.
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 100, fig. 59, dated 1876–82.
Record last updated October 24, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Maisonnettes, 1880–85 (FWN 1100)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1137 (accessed on April 26, 2024).
