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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 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
Eugène Blot, Paris (1914)
Blot Collection, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 2, 1933, no. 3, ill.
Galerie Alfred Daber, Paris (June 2, 1933)
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam (Dec. 1935)
Erich Maria Remarque, Porto Ronco (Dec. 1935)
Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich (1967)
E.V. Thaw, New York (1967)
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., St. Louis (Jan. 12, 1968);
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA (1977)
Exhibition History
1914 Copenhagen
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.1939e London
Paul Cassirer Ltd, London, Paul Cézanne – Water Colours, July 1939, no. 37, as The "montagne Sainte Victoire", dated 1890, lent by Private collection.1942–43 Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, The E.M. Remarque Collection, November 23, 1942–July 26, 1943, no number listed.1943a New York
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Remarque Collection, October 18–November 13, 1943, no. 30 or 32, as Montagne Sainte-Victoire.1952 Chicago and traveling
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, 1952.1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 71, 1890-1900, lent by E. M. Remarque, Ascona.1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 111.1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 86, 1890/1900, lent by E. M. Remarque, Ascona.1958–59 Paris
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.1958–59 Rotterdam and traveling
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, 1959.1959h New York
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.1972 Cambridge, Mass.
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)).1982 Tübingen and traveling
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, 1982.1995–96 Paris and traveling
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 1926a
Waldemar-George. Cézanne: Aquarelles. Paris: Editions des quatre chemins, 1926, pl. 7, collection E. Blot.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1021, ill. vol. II, as Montagne Sainte-Victoire.Scott Chetham 1971
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 1974b
De Mazia, Violette. "Expression." The Barnes Foundation Journal of the Art Department 5, no. 2 (Autumn 1974), pl. 34.Müller 1982
Müller, Joseph-Emile. Cézanne. Translated by Jane Brenton. Paris: Fernand Hazan, 1982, pl. 29.Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 281, ill.Mortimer 1985
Mortimer, Kristin A. Harvard University Art Museums, A Guide to the Collections. New York: Abbeville Press, 1985, no. 298, p. 255, ill.Simms 2008
Simms, Matthew. Cézanne's watercolors: between drawing and painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008, p. 121, fig. 84.Schneider and Jaehner 2013
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 2015
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 2015
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 2016
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 3, 2024).
