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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 1228
Le Château Noir
1887–90
Alternate titles: Blick auf das Château Noir; Château Noir; Haus im Laub; Het huis 'Le Château Noir' bij Aix-en-Provence; Landhaus in der Provence; Landhuis in de Provence; View of the Château Noir
Rewald (W313); Venturi revised: 1902–06; Venturi (1034): 1895–1900
Graphite and watercolor on paper
14 3/16 x 20 11/16 in. (36 x 52.6 cm)
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Simon Meller, Budapest, Paris and Munich
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam
Franz Koenigs, Haarlem (by 1930);
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
Exhibition History
1927e Berlin
Galerie Flechtheim, Berlin, Cézanne, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen; Bronzen von Edgar Degas, May 19–June 16, 1927, no. 31?, as Haus im Laub, lent by Private collection, Paris, formerly Moscow [actually Simon Meller].1933–34b Rotterdam
Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Teekeningen van Ingres tot Seurat, December 20, 1933–January 21, 1934, no. 18, as Landhuis in de Provence.1934 Bern
Kunsthalle, Bern, Switzerland, Französische Meister des 19. Jahrhunderts und van Gogh, February 18–April 2, 1934, no. 17, as Landhaus in der Provence.1935 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Meisterzeichnungen französischer Künstler von Ingres bis Cézanne, June 29–August 18, 1935, no. 181, as Landhaus in der Provence, Aquarell, lent by Herr Franz Koenigs, Haarlem.1938c Amsterdam
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam, Fransche meesters uit de XIX eeuw: teekeningen, aquarellen, pastels [...], July–August 1938, no. 9.1946c London and traveling
Tate Gallery, London, Paul Cézanne: an Exhibition of Watercolours, opening on April 10, 1946, no. 20, as Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Museum Boymans, Rotterdam. Traveled to: Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester, United Kingdom, May–June 1946; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, United Kingdom, July 1946.1951 Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Het Franse Landschap, von Poussin tot Cézanne, March 18–June 4, 1951, no. 152, as Het huis 'Le Château Noir' bij Aix-en-Provence, c. 1895/1900.1952d Paris
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Musée Boymans de Rotterdam: dessins du XVe au XIXe siècle, February 20–April 20, 1952, no. 145, as Le Château Noir, 1895-1900.1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 75, 1895-1900, lent by Museum Boymans, Rotterdam.1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 122.1963f New York
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Cézanne Watercolors, April 2–20, 1963, no. 44, pl. XLII, as Le Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Museum Boymans - van Beuningen.1964 Paris and traveling
Institut néerlandais, Paris, Le dessin français de Claude à Cézanne dans les collections hollandaises complété d'un choix d'autographes des artistes exposés, May 4–June 14, 1964, no. 207, pl. 168 Album des planches, as Le Château Noir, lent by Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Traveled to: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, June 25–August 16, 1964.1973 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. 62, ill., catalogue note: p. 163, as Le Château Noir, lent by Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam; shown in London only. 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. 40, ill., as Château Noir, c. 1890, lent by Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam (Inv.-No. F II 212). Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.1990–1991 New York and traveling
The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, From Pisanello to Cézanne: Master Drawings from the Museum Boymans-van Beuingen, Rotterdam, May 15–August 5, 1990, no. 104, ill., as View of the Château Noir. Traveled to: Kimbell Art Museum, Forth Worth, Texas, August 18–October 21, 1990; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, November 13, 1990–January 13, 1991.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 119, ill. in color, p. 307, as Le Château Noir, 1887-1890, lent by Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, shown in Paris and Philadelphia only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.2006 Washington, D.C. and traveling
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Cézanne in Provence, January 29–May 7, 2006, no. 101, ill. lent by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; shown in Aix only. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 9–September 17, 2006.2012 Vienna
Albertina, Vienna, Impressionismus: Pastelle, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, October 14, 2011–January 8, 2012, no. 22, ill., as Blick auf das Château Noir, c. 1887-1890, lent by Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam.Published References
Rewald and Marschutz 1935a
Rewald, John, and Léo Marschutz. "Plastique et réalité: Cézanne au Château Noir." L'Amour de l'art 16, no. 1 (January 1935), p. 19, no. 7.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1034, ill. vol. II, as Château Noir.Rewald 1936e
Rewald, John. Cézanne et Zola. Paris: Editions A. Sedrowski, 1936, fig. 71.Novotny 1938
Novotny, Fritz. Cézanne und das Ende der wissenschaftlichen Perspektive. Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1938, list of motifs: no. 8.Haverkamp-Begemann 1957
Haverkamp-Begemann, Egbert. Vijf eeuwen tekenkunst. Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, pp. 70-71, pl. 82.Neumeyer 1958
Neumeyer, Alfred. Cézanne's Drawings. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, no. 88 (reversed image).Faunce 1963
Faunce, Sarah C. "Cézanne Watercolor Exhibition." Art Quarterly 24, no. 1 (Spring 1963), p. 118, fig. 2.Andersen 1963a
Andersen, Wayne V. "Watercolor in Cézanne's Artist Process." Art International 7 (May 25, 1963), p. 24, ill.Hutter 1966
Hutter, Heribert. Die Handzeichnung: Entwicklung, Technik, Eigenart. Vienna and Munich: Schroll, 1966, pp. 58, 77, 106, pl. IX, as Château Noir, 1895-1900.Hoetink 1968
Hoetink, Bernard. Franse Tekeningen uit de 19e Eeuw. Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1968, no. 30, ill.Leymarie 1969
Leymarie, Jean. Dessins impressionistes De Manet à Renoir. Geneva: Éditions d'Art Albert Skira, 1969, p. 95, ill. 1895-1900.Siblík 1969
Siblík, Jiří. Paul Cézanne: Kresby [Drawings]. Prague: Odeon, 1969, fig. 60.Venturi 1978
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1978, p. 142, ill., as Le Château Noir, 1895-1900.Arrouye 1982a
Arrouye, Jean. La Provence de Cézanne. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud, 1982, p. 48, ill.Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 313, ill.Kendall 1988
Kendall, Richard, ed. Cézanne: By Himself. London: Macdonald, 1988, p. 228, ill.Luijten et al 1990
Luijten, Gert and A.W. Meij. Van Pisanello tot Cézanne: keuze uit de verzameling tekeningen in het Museum Boymans- van Beuningen, Rotterdam. s'Gravenhage: Schwartz, SDU, 1990, no. 104.Terrasse 1995
Terrasse, Antoine. Les aquarelles de Cézanne. Paris: Flammarion, 1995, pp. 70-1, ill.D'Souza 2008
D'Souza, Aruna. Cézanne's Bathers. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008, fig. 7, ill.Simms 2008
Simms, Matthew. Cézanne's watercolors: between drawing and painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008, p.109, fig. 77.Prat 2011
Prat, Louis-Antoine. Le Dessin français au XIXe siècle. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 2011, p. 615, no. 1467, ill. in color p. 614, as Château Noir, 1887-1890.Lloyd 2015
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 242, fig. 169, dated 1890.
Photograph of the motif.
John Rewald Archive, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, D.C.
Photo: John Rewald; © Sabine Rewald
Record last updated October 6, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Le Château Noir, 1887–90 (FWN 1228)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1294 (accessed on April 25, 2024).
