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 1169
La Montagne Sainte-Victoire
1885–87
Alternate titles: Mont Sainte-Victoire; Montagne Sainte-Victoire; The "montagne Sainte Victoire"
Rewald (W281); Venturi revised: 1890–95; Venturi (1021): 1890–1900
Graphite, gouache, and watercolor on paper
12 3/16 x 18 1/2 in. (31 x 47 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark, Fransk Malerkunst fra det 19nde Aarhundrede [French Art of the Nineteenth Century], May 15–June 30, 1914, no. 233, as Montagne Sainte-Victoire, lent by Eugen Blot.
Paul Cassirer Ltd, London, Paul Cézanne – Water Colours, July 1939, no. 37, as The "montagne Sainte Victoire", dated 1890, lent by Private collection.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, The E.M. Remarque Collection, November 23, 1942–July 26, 1943, no number listed.
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Remarque Collection, October 18–November 13, 1943, no. 30 or 32, as Montagne Sainte-Victoire.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 101, ill., as Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1890-1900, lent by Mr. Erich Maria Remarque, New York. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 71, 1890-1900, lent by E. M. Remarque, Ascona.
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 86, 1890/1900, lent by E. M. Remarque, Ascona.
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, De Clouet a Matisse: dessins français des collection américaines, 1958–59, no. 153, pl. 170, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, c. 1890-1900, lent by Erich Maria Remarque, New York.
Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Van Clouet tot Matisse: tentoonstelling van franse tekeningen uit amerikaanse collecties, July 31–September 28, 1958, no. 153, pl. 157, as Mont Sainte-Victoire. Traveled to: Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris, October 1958–January 1959; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 3–March 15, 1959.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, French Drawings from American Collections: Clouet to Matisse, February 3–March 15, 1959, no. 153, pl. 157, as Mont Sainte-Victoire.
Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Modern Painting, Drawing and Sculpture Collected by Louise and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., 1972, no. 154, ill. Traveled to: Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, 1972 ((Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Pulitzer in Honor of Agnes Mongan)).
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 32, ill., as Montagne Sainte-Victoire, dated 1889-90, lent by Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. in honor of Agnes Mongan (Inv.-No. 1977.173). Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 96, ill. in color, p. 267, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1885-1887, lent by Harvard Art Museums, Fogg Museum, shown in Philadelphia only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.
Published References
Waldemar-George. Cézanne: Aquarelles. Paris: Editions des quatre chemins, 1926, pl. 7, collection E. Blot.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1021, ill. vol. II, as Montagne Sainte-Victoire.
Scott Chetham, Charles. Modern Painting, Drawing & Sculpture Collected by Emily and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., vol. III. Cambridge: Harvard University Art Museum, 1971, no. 154, ill. (dated 1895-1900).
De Mazia, Violette. "Expression." The Barnes Foundation Journal of the Art Department 5, no. 2 (Autumn 1974), pl. 34.
Müller, Joseph-Emile. Cézanne. Translated by Jane Brenton. Paris: Fernand Hazan, 1982, pl. 29.
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 281, ill.
Mortimer, Kristin A. Harvard University Art Museums, A Guide to the Collections. New York: Abbeville Press, 1985, no. 298, p. 255, ill.
Simms, Matthew. Cézanne's watercolors: between drawing and painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008, p. 121, fig. 84.
Schneider, Thomas F. and Inge Jaehner, eds. Remarques Impressionisten: Kunstsammeln und Kunsthandel im Exil / Remarque's Impressionists: Art Collecting and Art Dealing in Exile. Göttingen and Bristol: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013, pp. 184-85, no. 7, ill.; p. 57 (list of artworks), c. 1938.
Coutagne, Denis. "P. Cézanne, sur la colline de la Constance–Valcros." Aix-en-Provence: SPLA Pays d'Aix Territoires, June 2015, p. 79, ill.
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 228, fig. 155, dated 1885–86.
Bonfort, ed., Didier. Dans les pas de P. Cezanne, Valcros - Bellevue - Montbriand. Didier Bonfort, ed.. Aix-en-provence: Sauvegarde des paysages de Cezanne, February 2016, p. 13, ill., as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire.
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. "La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1885–87 (FWN 1169)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1262 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
