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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 1776
Paysan assis
c.1900 (possibly later)
Alternate titles: Alter Mann; Contadino seduto; Le Paysan assis; Peasant Seated; Seated Peasant; Sitzender Bauer; Sitzender Bauer (Paysan assis)
Rewald (W491); Venturi (1089): 1900–04
Watercolor on laid paper
17 15/16 x 12 1/16 in. (45.5 x 30.7 cm)
Vollard A stockbook: no. 4023, dessin au lavis; homme assis tenant sa canne, 48 x 30 cm (40 frs)
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (private collection) (March 31, 1913);
Suse Paret-Cassirer, Berlin and Menton (1926)
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam (1935)
Kunsthaus Zürich, Graphische Sammlung (April 1935)
Exhibition History
1913c Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, XV. Jahrgang, Sommer 1913, [Zehnte Ausstellung], July– c. September 26, 1913, as Alter Mann.1921 Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Cézanne-Ausstellung: Cézannes Werke in deutschem Privatbesitz: Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, November–December 11, 1921, no. 49, as Sitzender Bauer, lent by Paul Cassirer pr.1935 Zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Sammlung:1910-1930, May 26–August 11, 1935, no. 221, as Sitzender Bauer, Inv. Nr. 2372.1936c Paris
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne, May 20–October 11, 1936, no. 132, as Paysan assis, c. 1898, lent by Kunsthaus Zurich.1938e Paris
Galerie de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, La peinture française du XIXe siècle en Suisse, March–June 1938, no. 19, as Le Paysan assis, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1939 Lyon
Musée de Lyon, Palais Saint-Pierre, Lyon, France, Centenaire de Paul Cézanne, May 7–June 18, 1939, no. 55, as Paysan assis, 1900-1904, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1939b Paris
Société des artistes indépendants, Grand Palais, Paris, 50e exposition - Centenaire du peintre indépendant Paul Cézanne, March 17–April 10, 1939, no. 55, as Le Paysan assis, 1900-1904, lent by Kunstmuseum Zürich.1939d London
Wildenstein Galleries, London, Homage to Paul Cézanne, July 1939, no. 60, as Peasant Seated, c. 1890, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1943 Zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Ausländische Kunst in Zürich, July 25–September 26, 1943, no. 548, as Sitzender Bauer.1950 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Europäische Kunst, 13. bis 20. Jahrhundert, June 6–August 13, 1950, listed p. 26, as Sitzender Bauer, 1900/04, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 83, ill. 1900-04, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.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. 80, lent by Kunsthaus Zurich; dated 1902–04.1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 134, ill., pl. 62.1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 106, ill. 190/04, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1961 Vienna
Österreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Paul Cézanne, April 14–June 18, 1961, no. 77, pl. 33, c. 1900-1904.1973 Newcastle upon Tyne and traveling
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Watercolour and Pencil Drawings by Cézanne, September 19–November 4, 1973, no. 89, ill. in b/w, and ill. in color p.13, as Seated Peasant, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich. Traveled to: Hayward Gallery, London, November 13–December 30, 1973.1977–78 New York and traveling
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. 119, ill., pl. 15, as Seated Peasant, c. 1900, lent by Kunsthaus Zurich. 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).1978a Paris
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne: Les dernières années (1895–1906), April 20–July 23, 1978, no. 7, ill. in b/w, as Paysan assis, c. 1900, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich.1982 Tübingen and traveling
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 102, ill., as Sitzender Bauer (Paysan assis), 1902-04, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich, Graphische Sammlung (Inv.-No. 2372). Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 223, ill. in color, p. 509, as Paysan assis, c. 1900-1904, lent by Kunsthaus, Zürich, shown in Paris only. 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. 42, ill.2000 Vienna and traveling
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 23, ill., as Paysan assis, c. 1900, lent by Kunsthaus Zürich. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, May 5–August 13, 2000 (initially planned to end on July 30 the exhibition was extended until August 13).2006–07 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Hommage à Cézanne, November 30, 2006–February 11, 2007, no no., as Paysan assis, c. 1902/04, Kunsthaus Zürich.2012–13 Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity, October 25, 2012–February 17, 2013, no. 130, ill.2017–18 Karlsruhe
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 90, ill.2021a New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Cézanne Drawing, June 6–September 25, 2021, pl. 123, Kunsthaus Zurich.Published References
Marées-Gesellschaft 1918
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne Aquarelle: Mappe mit zehn Faksimiles nach Aquarellen des Meisters. Munich: R. Piper & Co., 1918, pl. VI, as Sitzender Bauer (Durieux-Cassirer).Meier-Graefe 1920b
Meier-Graefe, Julius. "Gesammelte Worte über große Meister: Cézannes Aquarelle." In Ganymed: Blätter der Marées-Gesellschaft 2. Munich: Piper & Co., 1920, ill. opposite p. 82, as Sitzender Bauer.Meier-Graefe 1922
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck. Munich: R. Piper, 1922, ill. p. 221.Meier-Graefe 1927a
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne. translated by J. Holroyd-Reece. London: Ernest Benn, 1927, frontispice.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1089, ill. vol. II, as Paysan assis.Hugelshofer 1947
Hugelshofer, Walter. Dessins et aquarelles de maîtres français du XIXe siècle: appartenant a des collections publiques et privées de suisse. Basel: Éditions Holbein, 1947, pl. 3.Venturi 1951
Venturi, Lionello. "Giunte a Cézanne." Commentari 2, no. 1 (January–March 1951), p. 49.Balzer 1958
Balzer, Wolfgang. Der Französische Impressionismus: Die Hauptmeister in der Malerei. Dresden: Verlag der Kunst, 1958, no. 113, ill., as Sitzender Bauer, 1900-1904.Neumeyer 1958
Neumeyer, Alfred. Cézanne's Drawings. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, no. 47.Longstreet 1964
Longstreet, Stephen. The Drawings of Cézanne. Los Angeles: Borden Publishing Company, ill.Sérullaz 1970
Sérullaz, Maurice and Arlette. L’ottocento francese. Milano: Fratelli Fabbri, 1970, p. 83, pl. XV, as Contadino seduto.Brion 1971
Brion, Marcel. Cézanne. Milan: Fratelli Fabbri, 1971, ill. p. 56.Erpel 1973
Erpel, Fritz. Paul Cézanne. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1973, no. 27.Gowing 1977
Gowing, Lawrence. "The Logic of Organized Sensations." In Cézanne: The Late Work. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1977. Exhibition catalogue, p. 60, ill.Ponente 1980
Ponente, Nello. Paul Cézanne. Bologna: Capitol, 1980, no. 34, ill.Kunsthaus Zürich 1982
"Paul Cézanne - Aquarelle." Kunsthaus Zürich - Mitteilungsblatt der Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft (Zurich) 2.82 (1982), ill. p. 9.Perucchi-Petri 1982
Perucchi-Petri, Ursula. "Die Aquarelle von Paul Cézanne und die Kunst Ostasiens." Du 42, no. 4 (September 1982), p. 18, ill.Arrouye 1982a
Arrouye, Jean. La Provence de Cézanne. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud, 1982, p. 73, ill.Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 491, ill.Erpel 1988
Erpel, Fritz. Paul Cézanne. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1988, no. 36.D'Souza 2008
D'Souza, Aruna. Cézanne's Bathers. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008, fig. 6, ill.Lloyd 2015
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p.164, fig. 111.Echte and Feilchenfeldt 2016f
Echte, Bernhard and Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Sommerausstellung: Juli bis Ende September 1913." In Kunstsalon Cassirer: Die Ausstellungen 1912-1914 vol. 6, "Eine neue Klassik". Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2016, p. 415, ill.Elderfield, Morton, Rey 2017a
Elderfield, John, Mary Morton, Xavier Rey. Cézanne Portraits. London and Princeton, N,J.: National Portrait Gallery Publications and Princeton University Press, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 83.Shiff 2017a
Shiff, Richard. "Mimetic Cézanne." In Cézanne and the past : tradition and creativity [international symposium, Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, 28 January 2013]. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 2017, fig. 4.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. 350, fig. 3, as Seated Peasant.Related
Record last updated May 6, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Paysan assis, c.1900 (possibly later) (FWN 1776)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1473 (accessed on April 19, 2024).
