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 1263
Groupe de maisons en Provence
c.1890
Alternate titles: House; House in Provence; La maison; The House
Rewald (W346); Venturi revised: 1886–88; Venturi (960): 1888–92
Graphite and watercolor on paper
16 3/4 x 22 7/16 in. (42.5 x 57 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne, November 10–December 10, 1934, no. 51, as House, lent by F.H. Hirschland.
Marie Harriman Gallery, New York, Cézanne: Centennial Exhibition, November 7–December 2, 1939, no. 25(?)
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, Watercolors by Paul Cézanne, December 19, 1939–January 8, 1940, no. 4, as The House.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 19th Century French Drawings, March 8–April 6, 1947, no. 110, c.1890, lent by Dr. F. H. Hirschland, New York.
Fine Arts Associates [Otto Gerson], New York, Cézanne: Rarely Shown Works, November 10–29, 1952, [W] 6, ill. lent by a New York private collector.
Fine Arts Associates [Otto Gerson], New York, Cezanne Watercolors, January 30–February 18, 1956, no. 11, ill. lent by Private collection, NY.
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Loan Exhibition: Cézanne, November 5–December 5, 1959, no. 71, lent by Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Hirschland.
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Cézanne Watercolors, April 2–20, 1963, no. 26, pl. XXII, as La maison, 1888-92, lent by Private collection, New York.
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Dessins français. Collections du Cabinet des dessins du Musée d'art et d'histoire, December 3, 2004–May 22, 2005, no. 78, ill., p. 131.
Fundación Cultural MAPFRE, Madrid, Francia clásica y moderna: dibujos: colección Museo de Arte e Historia de Ginebra, January 26–March 20, 2006, no. 78, ill., p. 211.
Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne: le chant de la terre, June 16–November 19, 2017, no. 42, ill. lent by Musées d'art et d'histoire de la Ville de Genève.
Published References
Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 5 p. 23.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 960, ill. vol. II.
Pantheon. Cezanne 10 Water Colors. New York: Pantheon, 1947, no. [04], as House in Provence, c. 1890, Collection F.H. Hirschland, Harrison, New York.
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 346, ill.
Notes
The almond shaped object is a small cypress tree and not a door, as Chappuis had suggested.
Record last updated August 10, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Groupe de maisons en Provence, c.1890 (FWN 1263)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1327 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
