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 412
L'Homme au bonnet de coton (l'Oncle Dominique)
1866–67
Alternate titles: Der Mann mit der Wollmütze; Dominique Aubert, the artist's uncle; L'Homme à la blouse blanche; L'Homme au Bonnet de Coton; Man in a Blue Cap (Uncle Dominic); Portrait d'homme; Portrait of the Artist; Self Portrait; Self Portrait (L'Avocat); Uncle Dominique
Rewald (107): c.1866; Venturi revised: c.1865; Venturi (73): 1865–67; Rivière: 1877 (1923) and 1868 (1933)
Oil on canvas
31 3/8 x 25 3/16 in. (79.7 x 64.1 cm)
Vollard archives: photo no. 312, Annotated by Cezanne's son : Aubert 1865
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (Summer 1899)
Alexandre Rosenberg, Paris (July 10, 1899)
Auguste Pellerin, Paris
Jos. Hessel, Paris (1916)
Marius de Zayas, New York (1920)
Lillie P. Bliss, New York (c. 1921);
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (Lillie P. Bliss Bequest) (1931)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1951)
Exhibition History
1907a Paris
Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, Paris, Rétrospective d'oeuvres de Cézanne, October 1–22, 1907, no. 2, as L'Homme à la blouse blanche, lent by Pellerin.1921a New York
de Zayas Gallery, New York, [group exhibition], February–March 1921.1921c New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings, May 3–September 15, 1921, no. 4, ill., as Portrait of the Artist, lent by anon. [de Zayas].1926 Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, New York, Summer Exhibition of Modern French and American Painters, June 12–October 14, 1926, as Self Portrait, lent by Miss Bliss.1929 New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The museum's first loan exhibition: Cézanne, Gauguin, Seurat, van Gogh, November 8–December 7, 1929, no. 1, ill., (dated before 1870), as Self Portrait, lent by Private collection, N.Y.1931–32 New York and traveling
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Memorial Exhibition: The Collection of the Late Miss Lillie P. Bliss, May 17–September 27, 1931, no. 1, ill. Traveled to: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, October 17–December 15, 1931; John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, January 1932.1934–35 New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Modern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition, November 19, 1934–January 20, 1935, no. 1.1939f New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Art in Our Time: 10th Anniversary Exhibition, May 10–September 10, 1939, no. 56.1952 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 5, ill. lent by Museum of Modern Art. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.1988–89a London and traveling
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Cézanne: The Early Years 1859–1872, April 22–August 21, 1988, no. 22, ill. Traveled to: Musée d'Orsay, Cézanne: les années de jeunesse 1859-1872, Paris, September 19, 1988–January 1, 1989; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., January 29–April 30, 1989.1994–95 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Impressionnisme: Les origines, 1859–1869, April 19–August 8, 1994, no. 25, pp. 345–46, fig. 252, shown in New York only. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Origins of Impressionism, September 19, 1994–January 8, 1995.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 7, ill. shown in Philadelphia only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.2005–06 New York and traveling
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Pioneering Modern Painting: Cézanne & Pissarro 1865–1885, June 26–September 12, 2005, no. 7, ill., p. 83, as L'Homme au bonnet de coton (l'Oncle Dominique). Traveled to: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, October 20, 2005–January 16, 2006; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, February 27–May 28, 2006 (Cézanne et Pissarro 1865-1885).2006 Washington, D.C. and traveling
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Cézanne in Provence, January 29–May 7, 2006, no. 9, ill. shown in Washington only. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 9–September 17, 2006.2007 Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Masterpieces of French Painting from The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1800–1920, February 4–May 6, 2007, no. 72, ill.2017 Paris
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Cézanne Portraits, June 13–September 24, 2017, no. 10, ill.2017–18 Paris and traveling
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Cézanne Portraits, June 13–September 24, 2017, no. 2.6, ill. Traveled to: National Portrait Gallery, London, October 26, 2017–February 11, 2018; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C, March 25–July 1, 2018.Published References
Clark 1921
Clark, Eliot. "Considerations on Modernistic Aesthetics." Art in America 9, no. 5 (August 1921), ill. opp. p. 212, as Self Portrait.Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 204, listed, ill. opp. p. 10 (with erroneous ownership), as L'Homme au Bonnet de Coton, dated 1877, Musée de Berlin.Pfister 1927
Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 33, as Der Mann mit der Wollmütze, c. 1877.Fry 1927b
Fry, Roger. "New Laurels for the Scorned Cézanne." New York Times Magazine, May 1, 1927, p. 6, ill., as Self Portrait.Bertram 1929
Bertram, Anthony. Cézanne. London: Studio, 1929, pl. 2.Sweeney 1931
Sweeney, James Johnson. "The Bliss Collection." Creative Art 8 (May 1931), p. 357.Art News 1931a
The Art News vol. 29, Issue 34 (May 23, 1931), p. 3, ill., as Self Portrait (L'Avocat).Rivière 1933
Rivière, Georges. Cézanne: Le Peintre solitaire. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1933, p. 21, ill.Vanity Fair 1933
Vanity Fair (November 1933), p. 32, ill.Klein 1934
Klein, Jerome. The Lillie P. Bliss Collection. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1934, no. 1.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 73, ill. vol. II, as L'Homme au Bonnet de Coton.Huyghe 1936d
Huyghe, René. Cézanne. Paris: Plon, Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1936, pl. 11, pp. 29–32.Vollard 1937
Vollard, Ambroise. Souvenirs d'un marchand de tableaux. Paris: Albin Michel, 1937, pl. 25.Wilenski 1940
Wilenski, R.H. Modern French Painters. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1940, fig. 3.Barr 1942
Barr, Jr., Alfred H. Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1942, no. 83, ill., as Man in a Blue Cap (Uncle Dominic).Rivière 1942
Rivière, Georges. Cézanne: Le Peintre solitaire. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1942, p. 23, ill.Rewald 1946
Rewald, John. The History of Impressionism. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1946, ill. opp. p. 40.Rewald 1948b
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: A Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948, fig. 17.Rewald 1950a
Rewald, John. Cézanne. London: Phoenix House, 1950, fig. 4.Raynal 1954
Raynal, Maurice. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1954, p. 23, ill.Rewald 1961
Rewald, John. The History of Impressionism. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1961, p. 117, ill.Taillandier 1961
Taillander, Yvon. P. Cézanne. Milan: Antonio Vallardi, 1961, p. 9.Murphy 1968
Murphy, Richard W. The World of Cézanne, 1839–1906. New York: Time-Life Books, 1968, p. 27.Salinger 1968
Salinger, Margaretta. "Windows Open to Nature." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 27, no. 1 (Summer 1968), ill.Ikegami 1969
Ikegami, Chuji. Cézanne. Tokyo: Shueisha, 1969, pl. 1.Brion 1971
Brion, Marcel. Cézanne. Milan: Fratelli Fabbri, 1971, ill. p. 14.Schapiro 1973
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. Translated by Louis-Marie Ollivier. Paris: Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1973, pl. 1.Wadley 1975
Wadley, Nicholas. Cézanne and His Art. London: Hamlyn, 1975, pl. 11.Shiff 1978
Shiff, Richard. "Seeing Cézanne." Critical Inquiry 4, no. 4 (Summer 1978), fig. 10.Venturi 1978
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1978, p. 53, ill.Baetjer 1980
Baetjer, Katherine. European Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Artists Born before 1865: A Summary Catalogue. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1980, p. 26, ill. p. 614.Hibbard 1980
Hibbard, Howard. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Harper & Row, 1980, fig. 788.Ponente 1980
Ponente, Nello. Paul Cézanne. Bologna: Capitol, 1980, pl. 1.Harris 1982
Harris, Nathaniel. The Art of Cézanne. London: Optimum Books, 1982, p. 27, ill. in color.Shiff 1984
Shiff, Richard. Cézanne and the end of Impressionism: a study of the theory, technique, and a critical evaluation of modern art. Chicago; London: The Univesity of Chicago Press, 1984, p. 204, fig. 45, as Uncle Dominique, c. 1865-67.Moffett 1985
Moffett, Charles S. Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985, pp. 176–77, ill.Düchting 1989
Düchting, Hajo. Paul Cézanne: Natur wird Kunst. Cologne: Benedict Taschen Verlag, 1989, pp. 34–35, 37, ill. dated 1865.Wadley 1989
Wadley, Nicholas. Cézanne and His Art. London: Hamlyn, 1989, p. 19, ill. in color.Patin 1995
Patin, Sylvie. Cézanne. Paris: Editions Hazan, 1995, p. 32.Coutagne et al. 1996
Coutagne, Denis, et al. Les Sites Cézanniens du Pays d'Aix: Hommage à John Rewald. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1996, p. 63.Rewald 1996
Rewald, John. The Paintings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue Raisonné, 2 vols. In Collaboration with Walter Feilchenfeldt and Jayne Warman. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996, no. 107, ill. vol. 2, as L'Homme au bonnet de coton (l'Oncle Dominique).Wilkin 1996a
Wilkin, Karen. "Monsieur Pellerin's Collection." New Criterion 14 (April 1996), p. 22.House 1999
House, John. "Impressionism and the Modern Portrait." In Faces of Impressionism: Portraits from American Collections. New York: Rizzoli, 1999. Exhibition catalogue, p. 23, fig. 11.Rabinow 2000
Rabinow, Rebecca A. "Modern Art Comes to the Metropolitan: The 1921 Exhibition of 'Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Pantings.'" Apollo (London) 152, no. 464 (October 2000), pp. 4, 9, fig. 3, as Dominique Aubert, the artist's uncle, c. 1866.Athanassoglou-Kallmyer 2003
Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, Nina M. Cézanne and Provence: The Painter in His Culture. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2003, p. 76, fig. 2.24, as L'Homme au bonnet de coton (l'Oncle Dominique).Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 54; vol. 2, p. 56, as L'Homme au bonnet de coton (l'Oncle Dominique).Machotka 2011b
Machotka, Pavel. "I ritratti di Cézanne: il volto umano della grande pitura." In Cézanne: les ateliers du midi. Milan: Skira, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 82, fig. 50.Société Paul Cezanne 2019
Cezanne, Jas de Bouffan: art et histoire. Under the scientific direction of Denis Coutagne and François Chédeville. Lyon; Aix-en-Provence: Fage édition; Société Paul Cezanne, 2019, fig. 200 p. 205.Dauberville 2020
Dauberville, Guy-Patrice, and Floriane Dauberville. Paul Cezanne chez Bernheim-Jeune. Paris: Editions G-P.F. Dauberville & Archives Bernheim-Jeune, 2020, no. 202, ill., as Portrait d'homme.Record last updated May 6, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "L'Homme au bonnet de coton (l'Oncle Dominique), 1866–67 (FWN 412)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=119 (accessed on April 23, 2024).
