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Catalogue entry

FWN 1768
Portrait de l'artiste
c.1895
Alternate titles: Autoportrait; Portrait de Cézanne; Selbstbildnis; Selbstbildnis (Portrait de l'artiste); Self-Portrait
Rewald (W486); Venturi revised: 1890–94; Schmidt: c.1894
Graphite and watercolor on paper
11 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (28.2 x 25.7 cm)
Private collection

Keywords

Provenance
Paul Cézanne fils, Paris
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (1906)
M. Cheval, Paris
Mme Colin, Paris (1929)
Kurt Mettler, Paris (1929);
Arnold Mettler-Specker, St. Gallen (1930)
Galerie Boesiger & Indermaur, Zurich
Walter and Marianne Feilchenfeldt, Zurich (1943)
Private collection
Exhibition History
1926b Paris
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Exposition rétrospective Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) au profit de la caisse du Monument Cézanne, June 1–30, 1926, no. 31, as Portrait de Cézanne, aquarelle.
1952 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 69, ill., as Self-Portrait, c. 1894, lent by Mr. and Mrs. W. Feilchenfeldt, Zurich. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.
1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 74, ill. 1894, lent by Private collection.
1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 121, ill., pl. 53.
1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 91, ill. 1894, 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. 43, ill.
1961 Wolfsburg
Stadthalle, Wolfsburg, Germany, Französische Malerei von Delacroix bis Picasso, April 8–May 31, 1961, no. 175, pl. 62, as Selbstbildnis, c. 1894, lent by Private collection.
1963f New York
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Cézanne Watercolors, April 2–20, 1963, no. 28, pl. XXV, as Portrait de l'artiste, 1890-94, lent by Mrs. Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich.
1963 Hamburg
Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany, Wegbereiter der modernen Malerei: Cézanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, Seurat, May 4–July 14, 1963, no. 21, pl. 73, as Selbstbildnis, c. 1885, lent by Walter 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. 98, ill., as Autoportrait, c. 1895, lent by Mme Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich.
1973 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, 50 Jahre Kunsthandelsverband der Schweiz, September 15–November 11, 1973, no. 234, ill.
1978 Lausanne
Palais de Beaulieu, Salon des Antiquaires, Lausanne, Switzerland, C. F. Ramuz, 1978, no. 47.
1982 Tübingen and traveling
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 100, ill., as Selbstbildnis (Portrait de l'artiste), c. 1895, lent by Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zürich. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.
1986 Tokyo and traveling
Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Cézanne, September 18–October 7, 1986, no. 54, ill. lent by Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich. Traveled to: Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Kobe, Japan, October 10–November 9, 1986; Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery, Nagoya, Japan, November 15–December 4, 1986.
1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 170, ill. in color, p. 406, as Portrait de l'artiste, c. 1895, lent by Private collection. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.
1999a New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York, Cézanne Watercolors, October 18–November 24, 1999, no. 37, ill.
2000 Vienna and traveling
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 22, ill., as Portrait de l'artiste, c. 1895, 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).
2004–05 Essen
Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, Cézanne: Aufbruch in die Moderne, September 18, 2004–January 16, 2005, listed p. 232, ill. p. 13, as Selbstbildnis, 1895, lent by Walter und Maria Feilchenfeldt, Zurich.
2006–07 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Hommage à Cézanne, November 30, 2006–February 11, 2007, no no., as Portrait de l'artiste, lent by Walter and Maria Feilchenfeldt.
2012 Vienna
Albertina, Vienna, Impressionismus: Pastelle, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, October 14, 2011–January 8, 2012, no. 8, ill., as Selbstbildnis, c. 1895, lent by Private collection.
2017–18 Karlsruhe
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 53, ill.
Published References
Schmidt 1952
Schmidt, Georg. Aquarelle von Paul Cézanne. Mit zweiundreissig vielfarbigen Tafeln. Basel: Holbein-Verlag, 1952, cover; fig. 1.
Hess 1957
Hess, Walter. "Zum Bild des Menschen in der Kunst Cézanne." Die Kunst und das schöne Heim, no. 9 (June 1957), p. 338, ill.
Taillandier 1961
Taillander, Yvon. P. Cézanne. Milan: Antonio Vallardi, 1961, p. 88.
Keers 1965
Keers, Frits. "Lausanne 1964." Journaal van de nederlandse Musea voor moderne Kunst 10, no. 4 (1965), p. 97, ill.
Coplans 1967
Coplans, John. "Cézanne watercolors." In Cézanne watercolors. Los Angeles: The Ward Richie Press, 1967, ill. on title page.
Elgar 1968
Elgar, Frank. Cézanne. Paris: A. Somogy, 1968, p. 246.
Siblík 1969
Siblík, Jiří. Paul Cézanne: Kresby [Drawings]. Prague: Odeon, 1969, fig. 51.
Hoog 1971
Hoog, Michel. L'Univers de Cézanne. Paris: Henri Scrépel, 1971, frontispiece.
Taillandier 1979
Taillandier, Yvon. Cézanne. Paris: Flammarion, 1979, no. 19, ill. p. 154.
Plazy 1981
Plazy, Gilles. Cézanne. Fribourg: Editions Medea, 1981, p. 61, ill.
Kunsthaus Zürich 1982
"Paul Cézanne - Aquarelle." Kunsthaus Zürich - Mitteilungsblatt der Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft (Zurich) 2.82 (1982), ill. cover.
Perucchi-Petri 1982
Perucchi-Petri, Ursula. "Die Aquarelle von Paul Cézanne und die Kunst Ostasiens." Du 42, no. 4 (September 1982), p. 12, ill.
Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 486, ill. and color pl. 33.
Kendall 1988
Kendall, Richard, ed. Cézanne: By Himself. London: Macdonald, 1988, p. 175, ill.
Lévêque 1988
Lévêque, Jean Jacques. La Vie et l'oeuvre de Paul Cézanne. Courbevoie: ACR, 1988, p. 155, ill.
Terrasse 1995
Terrasse, Antoine. Les aquarelles de Cézanne. Paris: Flammarion, 1995, pp. 90-1, ill.
Platzman 2001
Platzman, Steven. Cézanne: The Self-Portraits. Berkeley: University of California, 2001, p. 148, 199, fig. 24.
Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 8; pl. 2, p. 24, as Portrait de l'artiste.
Landrot 2010
Landrot, Gérard. Cézanne Aquarelles. Paris: Éditions Langlaude, 2010, p. 51, ill.
Houssais 2011
Houssais, Laurent. Cézanne année après année. Paris: Editions Hazan, 2011, p. 278, ill.
Lloyd 2015
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 139, fig. 87.
Marchesseau 2017
Marchesseau, Daniel. Paul Cezanne, Le chant de la terre. Martigny: Fondation Pierre Gianadda, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, p. 260, ill.
Mettler 2019
Mettler, Kurt. Tagebücher 1927–1930. Zurich: Limmat Verlag, 2019, p. 983, ill., as Autoportrait.

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Record last updated January 6, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Portrait de l'artiste, c.1895 (FWN 1768)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1468 (accessed on April 29, 2024).