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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 1756
Le Garçon au gilet rouge, I
1889–90
Alternate titles: Boy in a Red Vest; Boy in a Red Waistcoat; Boy with a red waistcoat (le gilet rouge); Garçon au gilet rouge; Knabe mit roter Weste; Knabe mit roter Weste (Garçon au gilet rouge); Le garçon au gilet rouge
Rewald (W375); Venturi revised: c.1895; Venturi (1094): 1890–95
Graphite and watercolor on laid paper
watermark C.F.
18 1/8 x 12 3/16 in. (46 x 31 cm)
Private collection
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (1906)
Walter and Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Amsterdam (1938) and Zurich (1948) (on deposit with Erich Maria Remarque, USA, 1940–48)
Private collection
Exhibition History
1939e London
Paul Cassirer Ltd, London, Paul Cézanne – Water Colours, July 1939, no. 15, as Boy with a red waistcoat (le gilet rouge), dated 1890–95, lent by Private collection.1941b New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, French Painting from David to Toulouse-Lautrec, February 6–March 26, 1941, no. 126.1942–43 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. 35, as Le garçon au gilet rouge.1947b New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Cézanne, March 27–April 26, 1947, no. 78, ill. in b/w, p. 71, as Garçon au gilet rouge, 1890-95, lent by E.M. Remarque.1952 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 74, ill., as Boy in a Red Waistcoat, 1890-1895, lent by Mr. and Mrs. W. Feilchenfeldt, Zurich. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.1955 Winterthur
Kunstmuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland, Europäische Meister, 1790–1910, June 12–July 24, 1955, no. 222, as Garçon au gilet rouge, lent by private collection, Zurich.1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 70, ill. 1890-95, lent by Private collection.1956 Aix-en-Provence
Pavillon de Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence, France, Exposition pour commémorer le cinquantenaire de la mort de Cézanne, July 21–August 15, 1956, no. 74, lent by Marianne Feilchenfeldt; dated 1894–95.1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 110, ill., pl. 51.1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 85, ill. 1890/95, lent by Frau Dr. W. Feilchenfeldt, Zurich.1956–57 Cologne
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, (Kunsthaus Lempertz), Cologne, Cézanne, Ausstellung zum Gedenken an sein 50. Todesjahr, December 1956–January 1957, no. 38, ill.1959 Paris
Petit Palais, Paris, De Géricault à Matisse: chefs-d'oeuvre français des collections suisses, March–May 1959, no. 147, pl. 31, as Le garçon au gilet rouge, lent by Mrs. W. Feilchenfeldt, Zurich.1961 Vienna
Österreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Paul Cézanne, April 14–June 18, 1961, no. 66, pl. 39, c. 1890-1895.1963f New York
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Cézanne Watercolors, April 2–20, 1963, no. 33, pl. XXXI, as Garçon au gilet rouge, 1890-95, lent by Walter Feilchenfeldt.1963 Hamburg
Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany, Wegbereiter der modernen Malerei: Cézanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, Seurat, May 4–July 14, 1963, no. 17, pl. 59, as Knabe mit roter Weste, c. 1890, lent by Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Zurich.1964 Lausanne
Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland, Chefs-d'œuvre des collections suisses: de Manet à Picasso, May 1–October 25, 1964, no. 96, ill., as Le garçon au gilet rouge, c. 1890, lent by Mme Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich.1971 Washington, D.C. and traveling
Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., Cézanne: An Exhibition in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Phillips Collection, February 27–March 28, 1971, no. 47. Traveled to: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, April 17–May 16, 1971; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, June 1–July 3, 1971.1972–73 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Das Aquarell, 1400-1950, October 14, 1972–January 7, 1973, no. 302.1982 Tübingen and traveling
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 99, ill., and back cover, as Knabe mit roter Weste (Garçon au gilet rouge), 1890-95, lent by Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Zürich. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.1983 Basel
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne: Peintures, Aquarelles, Dessins, June–September 1983, no. 37, ill.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 127, ill. in color, p. 323, as Le Garçon au gilet rouge, I, 1889-1890, lent by Private collection, shown in Paris only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.Published References
Vollard 1914
Vollard, Ambroise. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Vollard, 1914, p. 163, ill.Arishima 1925
Arishima, Ikuma. Sezannu [Cézanne]. Tokyo: Ars, 1925, pl. 24.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1094, ill. vol. II, as Garçon au gilet rouge.Pantheon 1947
Pantheon. Cezanne 10 Water Colors. New York: Pantheon, 1947, no. [05], as Boy in a Red Vest, 1890-95, Collection Remarque.Schmidt 1952
Schmidt, Georg. Aquarelle von Paul Cézanne. Mit zweiundreissig vielfarbigen Tafeln. Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1952, fig. 31.Hofmann 1953
Hofmann, Werner. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). Munich, Vienna, Basel: Kurt Desch, 1953, pl. 30, as Knabe mit roter Weste, 1890-95.Rousseau 1953
Rousseau, Théodore, Jr. Paul Cézanne, 1839–1906. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1953, pl. 30.Neumeyer 1958
Neumeyer, Alfred. Cézanne's Drawings. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, no. 45.Hofmann 1960
Hofmann, Werner. Das irdische Paradies. Munich: Prestel, 1960, pl. 30.Longstreet 1964
Longstreet, Stephen. The Drawings of Cézanne. Los Angeles: Borden Publishing Company, ill.Coplans 1967
Coplans, John. "Cézanne watercolors." In Cézanne watercolors. Los Angeles: The Ward Richie Press, 1967, p. 15, ill.Daulte 1968
Daulte, François. French Watercolors of the 20th Century. New York: Viking Press, 1968, no. 7, ill.Elgar 1968
Elgar, Frank. Cézanne. Paris: A. Somogy, 1968, p. 243, ill.Ramuz 1968
Ramuz, Charles Ferdinand. Cézanne Formes. Lausanne: International Art Book, 1968, pl. 23.Leymarie 1969
Leymarie, Jean. Dessins impressionistes De Manet à Renoir. Geneva: Éditions d'Art Albert Skira, 1969, p. 91, ill. 1890-95.Hoog 1971
Hoog, Michel. L'Univers de Cézanne. Paris: Henri Scrépel, 1971, p. 19.Erpel 1973
Erpel, Fritz. Paul Cézanne. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1973, no. 13.Feilchenfeldt 1973
Feilchenfeldt, Marianne and Feilchenfeldt, Walter. 25 Jahre Feilchenfeldt in Zürich. Zurich, 1973, ill.Schapiro 1973
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. Translated by Louis-Marie Ollivier. Paris: Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1973, ill. on reverse of pl. 33.Aix-en-Provence 1982
"Introduction." In Cézanne. Aix-en-Provence; Liège: [s.n.], 1982. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 48, as Le garçon au gilet rouge.Kunsthaus Zürich 1982
"Paul Cézanne - Aquarelle." Kunsthaus Zürich - Mitteilungsblatt der Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft (Zurich) 2.82 (1982), ill. p. 11.Musée Saint-Georges Liège 1982
Cézanne. Liège: Musée Saint-Georges, 1982. Exhibition catalogue, p. 48, ill.Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 375, ill. and color pl. 29.Erpel 1988
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Terrasse, Antoine. Les aquarelles de Cézanne. Paris: Flammarion, 1995, pp. 86-7, ill.Feilchenfeldt 1998
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Cézanne's Works on Paper: Towards a Reclassification." In Classic Cézanne. Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1988. Exhibition catalogue, p. 57, fig. 25.Feilchenfeldt 2005d
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Die Zeichnungen Cézannes: Kleine Formate: Skizzen. Grosse Formate: Aquarelle ohne Farbe." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 227, ill.Sidlauskas 2009
Sidlauskas, Susan. Cézanne's Other: The Portraits of Hortense. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009, p. 139, fig. 36.Landrot 2010
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Prat, Louis-Antoine. Le Dessin français au XIXe siècle. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 2011, p. 615, no. 1468, ill. in color p. 614, as Le garçon au gilet rouge, 1889-1890.Santulli 2011
Santulli, Michele. Modelle e modelli ciociari nell'arte europea a Roma, Parigi, Londra nel 1800/1900. Arpino: Edizioni Ciociaria Sconosciuta, (the sitter is Michele de Rosa, born June 11, 1875).Prat 2013
Prat, Louis-Antoine. Le Dessin Français au XIXe siècle. Paris: Musée du Louvre, 2013, no. 1468, ill. p. 614.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. 238-39, no. B, ill.Lloyd 2015
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 159, fig. 106.Etgar 2019
Etgar, Yuval. "Reconstructing Cezanne at Luxembourg & Dayan." In Reconstructing Cezanne. London: Ridinghouse and Luxembourg & Dayan, 2019. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 2a.Dombrowski, Ireson and Patry 2021
Dombrowski, André, Nancy Ireson, and Sylvie Patry, eds. Cézanne in the Barnes Foundation. New York: Rizzoli Electa in association with The Barnes Foundation, 2021, p. 202, fig. 5, as Boy in a Red Vest.Related work
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Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Le Garçon au gilet rouge, I, 1889–90 (FWN 1756)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1356 (accessed on April 23, 2024).
