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Catalogue entry

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)
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Cabinet d'arts graphiques

Keywords

Provenance
Jos Hessel, Paris
Galerie Thannhauser, Lucerne (December 9, 1922)
Dr. and Mrs. Franz H. Hirschland, New York (September 5, 1924)
Myrtil Frank, New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York
Private collection, Switzerland;
Fondation Garengo, Céligny, Switzerland;
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva
Exhibition History
1934 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne, November–December 1934, no. 51, as House, lent by F.H. Hirschland.
1939h New York
Marie Harriman Gallery, New York, Cézanne: Centennial Exhibition, November 7–December 2, 1939, no. 25(?)
1939–40 Columbus
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, Watercolors by Paul Cézanne, December 19, 1939–January 8, 1940, no. 4, as The House.
1947 San Francisco
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.
1952 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.
1956c New York
Fine Arts Associates [Otto Gerson], New York, Cezanne Watercolors, January 30–February 18, 1956, no. 11, ill. lent by Private collection, NY.
1959e New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Loan Exhibition: Cézanne, November 5–December 5, 1959, no. 71, lent by Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Hirschland.
1963f New York
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.
2004–05 Geneva
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.
2006 Madrid
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.
2017 Martigny
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 1927
Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 5 p. 23.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 960, ill. vol. II.
Jewell 1944a
Jewell, Edward Alden. Paul Cézanne. New York: Hyperion Press, 1944, p. 28, ill.
Pantheon 1947
Pantheon. Cezanne 10 Water Colors. New York: Pantheon, 1947, no. [04], as House in Provence, c. 1890, Collection F.H. Hirschland, Harrison, New York.
Zahn 1957
Zahn, Leopold. Paul Cézanne. Landschaftsaquarelle. Baden-Baden: W. Klein, 1957, pl. 5.
Taillandier 1961
Taillander, Yvon. P. Cézanne. Milan: Antonio Vallardi, 1961, p. 45.
Ramuz 1968
Ramuz, Charles Ferdinand. Cézanne Formes. Lausanne: International Art Book, 1968, pl. 18.
Siblík 1969
Siblík, Jiří. Paul Cézanne: Kresby [Drawings]. Prague: Odeon, 1969, color pl. X.
Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 346, ill.
Payot 1999
Payot, Isabelle. "Fondation Garengo." Genava 47 (1999), p. 184.
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 5, 2024).