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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 3018-x2a
Groupe de baigneurs
c.1900
Alternate titles: Badende; Baignade; Baigneurs; Baigneurs et baigneuses; Baigneuses; Bathers; Männliche Badende (Baigneurs); The Bathers
Rewald (W495); Venturi revised: 1885–88; Venturi (1110): 1890–1900; Rivière: c.1892
Graphite and watercolor on wove paper, possibly page from the CP IV sketchbook
7 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (20 x 27.3 cm)
Provenance
Paul Cézanne fils, Paris
Maurice Renou, Paris
Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich (1970)
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw, New York;
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York
Exhibition History
1931a Paris
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Cézanne, May 18–29, 1931.1935b Paris
Galerie Renou et Colle, Paris, Aquarelles et baignades de Cézanne, June 3–17, 1935.1936 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 81, as Badende, c. 1895, lent by Paul Cézanne fils, Paris.1937 New York
Valentine [Dudensing] Gallery, New York, Cézanne watercolors, Renoir drawings, January 4–30, 1937, no. 14?, as Baigneurs.1939 Lyon
Musée de Lyon, Palais Saint-Pierre, Lyon, France, Centenaire de Paul Cézanne, May 7–June 18, 1939, no. 54, as Baigneuses, 1890-1900, lent by Cézanne fils.1939d London
Wildenstein Galleries, London, Homage to Paul Cézanne, July 1939, no. 65, as Bathers, c. 1900, lent by Cézanne fils (with erroneous measurements).1982 Tübingen and traveling
Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen, Paul Cézanne Aquarelle, January 16–March 21, 1982, no. 116, ill., as Männliche Badende (Baigneurs), 1896-97, lent by Private collection. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, April 2–May 31, 1982.1989 Basel
Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne: Die Badenden, September 10–December 10, 1989, no. 87, pl. 165.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 183, ill. in color, p. 435, as Groupe de baigneurs, c. 1900, lent by The Morgan Library, New York, shown in London and Paris only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.1999c New York
The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, New York Collects: Drawings and Watercolors, 1900-1950, May 20–August 29, 1999, no. 1, ill.1999a New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York, Cézanne Watercolors, October 18–November 24, 1999, no. 41, ill.2006 Washington, D.C. and traveling
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Cézanne in Provence, January 29–May 7, 2006, no. 129, ill. lent by Morgan Library, New York; shown in Washington only. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 9–September 17, 2006.2015 Houston
The Menil Collection, Houston, Becoming Modern: 19th-Century French Drawings from The Morgan Library & Museum and The Menil Collection, February 27–June 14, 2015.2017–18 New York and traveling
Morgan Library & Museum, New York, Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection, September 29, 2017–January 7, 2018, no. 44 of Catalogue Raisonné, ill., as The Bathers. Traveled to: Clark Art Institue, Williamstown, Massachusetts, February 3–April 29, 2018.2021a New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Cézanne Drawing, June 6–September 25, 2021, pl. 88, Morgan Library and Museum.Published References
Vollard 1914
Vollard, Ambroise. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Vollard, 1914, p. 169, ill.Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, ill. opp. p. 14, as Baigneurs et baigneuses, dated ca. 1892.Fry 1929
Fry, Roger. "Cézannes Udvikling." Samleren 6 (July, August, September 1929), p. 119, ill. (detail).Rivière 1933
Rivière, Georges. Cézanne: Le Peintre solitaire. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1933, p. 149, ill.J.V.L. 1935
J.V.L. "Propos sur Cézanne." Beaux-arts: Chronique des arts et de la curiosité (Paris) (June 14, 1935), ill. p. 8, as Baignade.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1110, ill. vol. II, as Baigneurs et baigneuses.Venturi 1943
Venturi, Lionello. Paul Cézanne: Water-colours. Oxford: B. Cassirer, 1943, p. 44, no. 30, ill. (dated c. 1890-1900), Paul Cézanne fils, Paris.Cassou 1947
Cassou, Jean. Cézanne: Les baigneuses - huit aquarelles reproduites en facsimilé. Paris: Editions des quatre chemins, 1947.Hartlaub 1953
Hartlaub, G.F. Die Impressionisten in Frankreich. Wiesbaden: Emil Vollmer Verlag, [c. 1953], ill. p. 43, as Badende.Berthold 1958
Berthold, Gertrude. Cézanne und die alten Meister. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1958, p. 39, 41, fig. 47.Sérullaz 1971
Sérullaz, Maurice. Cézanne: quinze aquarelles reproduites en facsimilé. Paris: Daniel Jacomet, 1971, pl. 8, as Baigneurs et baigneuses, c. 1890-1900.Rewald 1983a
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 495, ill.Denison et al. 1994
Denison, Cara D. et al. The Thaw Collection: Master Drawings and New Acquisitions. New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1994, no. 83, ill.Ballas 2002
Ballas, Guila. Cézanne: baigneuses et baigneurs: thème et composition. Paris: Adam Biro, 2002, p. 294, no. 144, ill., p. 300, no. 203 , ill. (detail), c. 1900, c. 1896 (detail).Simms 2008
Simms, Matthew. Cézanne's watercolors: between drawing and painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008, p. 185, fig. 138.Landrot 2010
Landrot, Gérard. Cézanne Aquarelles. Paris: Éditions Langlaude, 2010, p. 57, ill.Lloyd 2015
Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 201, fig. 139.Brettell 2017
Brettell, Richard R. "Charting New Territory: Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawing." In Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection. New York: The Morgan Library & Museum, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 27.Tonkovich et. al. 2017
Tonkovich, Jennifer et Giada Damen. "Catalogue Raisonné." In Drawn to Greatness: Master Drawings from the Thaw Collection, Tonkovich, Jennifer, ed. New York: The Morgan Library & Museum, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, no. 44, ill., as The Bathers.Related
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Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Groupe de baigneurs, c.1900 (FWN 3018-x2a), possibly page from the CP IV sketchbook." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1477&sketchbook=3018 (accessed on May 3, 2024).
