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 1394
Rochers près des grottes au-dessus de Château Noir
1895–1900
Alternate titles: Felsen bei den Höhlen oberhalb des Château Noir; Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir
Rewald (W439); Venturi revised: 1895–1900
Graphite and watercolor on laid paper
17 1/2 x 11 13/16 in. (44.5 x 30 cm)
Private collection
Provenance
Private collection, New York;
Private collection
Exhibition History
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 79, c. 1900, lent by H. Lawrence Herring, New York.
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 102, c. 1900, lent by H. L. Herring, New York.
Fine Arts Associates [Otto Gerson], New York, Cezanne Watercolors, January 30–February 18, 1956, no. 20, ill. lent by Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence Herring.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York and Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Paris, France, Cézanne: The Late Work, October 7, 1977–January 3, 1978, no. 82, ill., pl. 41, as Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Private collection, New York. Traveled to: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 26–March 19, 1978; Grand Palais, Paris, Cezanne: Les dernières années (1895–1906), April 20–July 23, 1978 (see Paris 1978a for a separate listing because the catalogue numbers are different from the two American venues).
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne: Les dernières années (1895–1906), April 20–July 23, 1978, no. 43, ill. in b/w, as Rochers près des grottes au-dessus de Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Private collection, New York.
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 119, ill., as Rochers près des grottes au-dessus de Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Private collection. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, May 5–August 13, 2000 (initially planned to end on July 30 the exhibition was extended until August 13).
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Cézanne in Provence, January 29–May 7, 2006, no. 94, ill. lent by Private collection; shown in Washington only. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 9–September 17, 2006.
Albertina, Vienna, Impressionismus: Pastelle, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, October 14, 2011–January 8, 2012, no. 27, ill., as Felsen bei den Höhlen oberhalb des Château Noir, 1895-1900, lent by Private collection.
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey, Cézanne, The Rock and Quarry Paintings, March 7–June 14, 2020, fig. 20, as Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir, dated 1895–1900, to be shown in London only. Traveled to: Royal Academy, London, July 12–October 18, 2020 (N.B. This venue was cancelled due to 2020 coronavirus).
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Cézanne Drawing, June 6–September 25, 2021, pl. 160, Private collection.
Published References
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 439, ill.
Elderfield, John. "Excavations." In Cézanne, The Rock and Quarry Paintings. Princeton: Princeton University Art Museum; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2020. Exhibition catalogue, p. 30, fig. 20, as Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir, dated 1895–1900.
Record last updated August 18, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Rochers près des grottes au-dessus de Château Noir, 1895–1900 (FWN 1394)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1421 (accessed on April 26, 2024).
