Catalogue entry

Tony Querrec; © RMN-Grand Palais (Musée d'Orsay)

FWN 1458

La Montagne Sainte-Victoire

1900–02

Alternate titles: De berg Ste Victoire; Mont Sainte-Victoire; Mt. Ste. Victoire

Rewald (W502); Venturi revised: 1895–1900; Venturi (1562): c.1900

Graphite and watercolor on laid paper

Watermark: VIDALON

12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (31.1 x 47.7 cm)

Vollard archives: photo no. 148

Musée d'Orsay, held in the Musée du Louvre, département des arts graphiques, Paris (RF31171)

Keywords

Landscape
Natural motifs:
- Montagne Sainte-Victoire »

Provenance

Estate of Paul Cézanne (1906)

Ambroise Vollard, Paris (March 11, 1907)

Leo and Gertrude Stein, Paris (Jan. 1909);

Gertrude Stein, Paris (1913)

(Paul Rosenberg, Paris?)

Baron Kojiro Matsukata, Kobe and Paris (sequestered by the French government, Dec. 16, 1944)

Musée du Louvre, Paris (pursuant to the Peace Treaty with Japan, 1959);

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Exhibition History

1946 Baden–Baden and traveling

Kurhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany, La peinture française moderne: de l'impressionnisme à nos jours - Moderne französische Malerei: vom Impressionismus bis zur Gegenwart, September 1946, no. 66, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 0.31 x 0.47cm. Traveled to: Stadtschloss, Berlin, October 22–November 6, 1946; Kunsthalle, Mainz, Germany, November 19–December 5, 1946; Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf, Germany, December 15, 1946–January 31, 1947.

1947 Vienna

Kunstgewerbemuseum [Museum für angewandte Kunst], Vienna, Classiques de la peinture française moderne - Meister der modernen französischen Kunst, 1947, no. 29, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, tentative identification.

1947 Munich

Haus der Kunst, Munich, Moderne französische Malerei von den Impressionisten bis zur Gegenwart, March 1947, no. 29, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, tentative identification.

1947 Strasbourg and traveling

Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg, France, Les origines de l'art contemporain: la peinture française de Manet à Bonnard, November 1947–March 1948, no. 51, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, Collection M.[atsukata]. Traveled to: Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, November 1947–March 1948; Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie, Besançon, November 1947–March 1948.

1949–50 London

Royal Academy of Arts, London, Landscape in French Art, 1550–1900, December 10, 1949–March 5, 1950, no. 550, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, c. 1900, lent by Private collection, Paris.

1951 Amsterdam

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Het Franse Landschap, von Poussin tot Cézanne, March 18–June 4, 1951, no. 153, as De berg Ste Victoire, c. 1900, lent by Private collection, Paris.

1952–53 Washington, D.C. and traveling

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., French Drawings, Masterpieces from Five Centuries, October 7, 1952–May 5, 1953, no. 165. Traveled to: Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 7, 1952–May 5, 1953; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, October 7, 1952–May 5, 1953; The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Cloisters, New York, October 7, 1952–May 5, 1953; The Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, October 7, 1952–May 5, 1953.

1953 Aix-en-Provence and traveling

Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, Cézanne: Peintures, Aquarelles, Dessins, July 4–August 4, 1953, no. 50, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1902-06, lent by Private collection, Paris; (not shown in Nice). Traveled to: Musée Masséna, Nice, France, August 8–September 12, 1953; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble, France, September 15–October 18, 1953.

1955–56 Chicago and traveling

The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, French Drawings: Masterpieces from Seven Centuries, October 13–November 27, 1955, no. 157, c. 1900, lent by Private Collection, Paris. Traveled to: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, December 7–27, 1955; Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, January 10–February 12, 1956; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, March 6–April 10, 1956.

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. 87, lent by Direction des Domaines de la Seine, Paris.

1956 Munich

Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 152 (supplement), n.d. lent by Direction des Domaines de la Seine, Paris.

1956–57 Cologne

Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, (Kunsthaus Lempertz), Cologne, Cézanne, Ausstellung zum Gedenken an sein 50. Todesjahr, December 1956–January 1957, no. 46, ill.

1958 Paris

Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, De l'Impressionnisme à nos jours, opening June 27, 1958, no. 24, ill., pl. 7, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, lent by the French State.

1967–1968a Paris

Orangerie, Paris, Vingt ans d'acquisitions au musée du Louvre 1947-1967, December 1967–March 1968, no. 453, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

1970–71 New York and traveling

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Four Americans in Paris: The Collections of Gertrude Stein and Her Family, December 19, 1970–March 1, 1971, p.156. Traveled to: Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, April 4–June 14, 1971; San Francisco Museum of Art, San Frnacisco, California, September 9–October 31, 1971.

1974b Paris

Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne dans les musées nationaux, July 19–October 14, 1974, extended until October 28, no. 64, ill., as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, c. 1900.

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. 96, ill., pl. 132, as Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1900-02, lent by Musée du Louvre, Paris; shown in New York only. 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. 81, ill. in color, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1900-02, lent by Musée du Louvre, Paris.

1983f Paris

Louvre, Cabinet des dessins, Paris, L'aquarelle en France au XIXe siècle: Dessin du musée du Louvre, June 16–September 19, 1983, no. 18, ill., as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

1990 Aix-en-Provence

Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, Sainte-Victoire: Cézanne, June 16–September 2, 1990, no. 19, fig. 116, 1900-02, lent by Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

1995–96 Paris and traveling

Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 193, ill. in color, p. 456, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1900-1902, lent by Musée d'Orsay, Paris, shown in Philadelphia only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.

2000 Vienna and traveling

Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 112, ill., as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1900-02, lent by Musée d'Orsay, Paris; shown in Zurich only. 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 Paris and traveling

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, New-York et l'art moderne. Alfred Stieglitz et son cercle (1905–1930), October 18, 2004–January 16, 2005, no. 36, ill. in color, p. 322, ill. in color p. 87, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1900-1902, lent by the Musée d'Orsay, Paris; shown in Paris only. Traveled to: Museo nacional Reina Sofia, Madrid, February 10–May 16, 2005.

2006 Washington, D.C. and traveling

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Cézanne in Provence, January 29–May 7, 2006, no. 168, ill. lent by Musée d'Orsay; shown in Aix only. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 9–September 17, 2006.

2008 Paris

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Aquarelle: atelier et plein air, May 27–September 7, 2008, no. 47, ill. in color, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, c. 1900, not shown.

2009 Philadelphia

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne and Beyond, February 26–May 17, 2009, ill., pl. 166, p. 456, lent by Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

2011–12a Paris

Grand Palais, Paris, Matisse, Cézanne, Picasso ... L'aventure des Stein, October 5, 2011–January 16, 2012, no. 10, ill., as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, c. 1900, lent by Musée d'Orsay, Paris; shown in Paris only.

2014–15a Paris and traveling

Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, Les archives de rêve. Dessins du musée d'Orsay – Carte blanche à Werner Spies, March 25–June 30, 2014, p. 347 and 420, ill., as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1900-1902 (Vienna ed.of cat.: p. 263 and 332, ill.) Traveled to: Albertina, Vienna, January 30–May 3, 2015 (Archiv der Träume. Meisterwerke aus dem Musée d'Orsay).

Published References

Gasquet 1920

Gasquet, Joachim. "Ce qu'il m'a dit … Le motif." L'Amour de l'art 1, no. 8 (December 1920), ill. p. 262, as Aquarelle.

Fry 1927a

Fry, Roger. Cézanne: A Study of His Development. New York: Macmillan, 1927, pp. 79-80, fig. 41, pl. XXXI, as Mt. Ste. Victoire.

Venturi 1936b

Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1562, ill. vol. II, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire .

Bazin 1938

Bazin, Germain. "Cézanne et la Montagne Sainte-Victoire." L'Amour de l'art 19, no. 10 (December 1938), pp. 373-83.

Bertram 1940

Bertram, Anthony. "Modern European Painting: Lecture II." Royal Society of Arts Journal 88, no. 4549 (Jan. 26, 1940), p. 247, mentioned.

Dorival 1948

Dorival, Bernard. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1948, pl. 146, listed p. 170.

Fry 1952

Fry, Roger. Cézanne: A Study of his Developement. London: Hogarth Press, 1952, p. 80, pl. XXXI fig. 41, as Mt. Ste. Victoire.

Huyghe 1957

Huyghe, René. Cézanne. Paris: Galerie Somogy, 1957, p. 81, ill.

Merleau-Ponty 1961

Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. "L’œil et l'esprit." Art de France: revue annuelle de l'art ancien et moderne 1 (1961), ill. p. 193, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire .

Bacou 1968

Bacou, Roseline. Great Drawings of the Louvre Museum - The French Drawings. New York: George Braziller, 1968, no. 95, ill.

Sérullaz 1968

Sérullaz, Maurice; collab. Lise Duclaux et Geneviève Monnier. Dessins du Louvre: école française. Paris: Flammarion, 1968, no. 95, ill., as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire , catalogue note by Geneviève Monnier.

Ikegami 1969

Ikegami, Chuji. Cézanne. Tokyo: Shueisha, 1969, p. 143, pl. VII.

Leymarie 1969

Leymarie, Jean. Dessins impressionistes De Manet à Renoir. Geneva: Éditions d'Art Albert Skira, 1969, pp. 98-99, ill. 1900.

Sérullaz 1970

Sérullaz, Maurice and Arlette. L’ottocento francese. Milano: Fratelli Fabbri, 1970, pp. 85-86, pl. XXIX, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire .

Brion 1971

Brion, Marcel. Cézanne. Milan: Fratelli Fabbri, 1971, ill. p. 69.

Hoog 1971

Hoog, Michel. L'Univers de Cézanne. Paris: Henri Scrépel, 1971, cover, p. 11.

Cabinet des dessins, Album 6 1975

Cabinet des dessins, Album 6. Cézanne: Aquarelles. Paris: Henri Scrépel, 1975, ill.

Bellony-Rewald 1976

Bellony-Rewald, Alice. The Lost World of the Impressionists. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976, p. 228-229, ill.

Venturi 1978

Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1978, p. 148, ill., as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire , c. 1900.

Via 1981

Via, C.C. "Paul Cézanne nella critica del suo tempo: tradizione e continuità." In Cézanne e le avanguardie, Ponente, Nello. Rome, 1981, fig. 6.

Rewald 1983a

Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 502, ill.

Kendall 1988

Kendall, Richard, ed. Cézanne: By Himself. London: Macdonald, 1988, p. 277, ill.

Teboul 1988

Teboul, Jacques. Les Victoires de Cézanne. Paris: Adam Biro, 1988, no. 16, ill. (with detail).

Kobe City Museum 1989

Kobe City Museum. The Old Matsukata Collection. Kobe, 1989. Exhibition catalogue, p. 84, fig. 6, ill.in color.

Rewald 1989

Rewald, John. Cézanne and America: Dealers, Collectors, Artists and Critics, 1891–1921. Princeton: Princeton University Press; London: Thames & Hudson, 1989, p. 59, fig. 38.

Corredor-Guinard 1992

Corredor-Guinard. "La littérature et la diffusion des modèles de paysage méditerranéen." In Paysage méditerranéen. Milan: Electa, 1992. Exhibition catalogue, listed p. 201, ill. p. 200, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire .

Lartigue 1995

Lartigue, Charles de. Les paysages de Paul Cézanne. Lyon: Les Créations du Pélican, 1995, p. 161, ill.

Terrasse 1995

Terrasse, Antoine. Les aquarelles de Cézanne. Paris: Flammarion, 1995, p. 96-7, ill. lent by Paris, musée du Louvre, Cabinet des dessins.

Cahn 1995b

Cahn, Isabelle. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 1995, p. 31, ill.

Coutagne et al. 1996

Coutagne, Denis, et al. Les Sites Cézanniens du Pays d'Aix: Hommage à John Rewald. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1996, p. 152.

Los Llanos 1996

Los Llanos, José de. L'Aquarelle de Dürer à Kandinsky. Vanves [Paris]: Editions Hazan, 1996, pp. 183–84, ill. p. 186.

Lewis 2000

Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne. London: Phaidon, 2000, p. 304, fig. 190.

Riva 2001

Riva, Sylvia. "I poeti di Cézanne. Il Cézanne dei poeti. Da Baudelaire a Yves Bonnefoy." In Il Cézanne degli scrittori dei poeti e dei filosofi / a cura di Giovanni Cianci, Elio Franzini e Antonello Negri. Milan: Bocca, 2001, p. 292, fig. 23, ill. in b/w, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire .

Mitchell 2009

Mitchell, Mark D. "A New Tradition: Cézanne, Demuth, and the Invention of Modern Watercolor." In Cézanne and Beyond. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art; New Haven: In association with Yale University Press, 2009. Exhibition catalogue, p. 285, fig. 10.6

Parker 2011

Parker, Robert McD. "Catalogue of the Stein Collections." In The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso and the Parisian Avent-Garde, edited by Janet Bishop, Cécile Debray, and Rebecca Rabinow. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 398, no. 22, ill., as Mont Sainte-Victoire.

Prat 2011

Prat, Louis-Antoine. Le Dessin français au XIXe siècle. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 2011, p. 622, no. 1483, ill. in color, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire , c. 1900.

Parker 2011a

Parker, Robert McD. with the collaboration of Maxime Touillet. "Résidences de Leo Stein' and 'Résidences de Gertrude Stein." In Matisse, Cézanne, Picasso … L'aventure des Stein, edited by Janet Bishop, Cécile Debray, Rebecca Rabinow and Gary Tinterow. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 396, no. 4 in fig. 55, as La Montagne Sainte-Victoire .

National Museum of Western Art 2018b

The Matsukata Collection: Complete Catalogue of the European Art. 2, Sculpture, Drawings, Prints and Decorative Arts and Other Works. Tokyo: National Museum of Western Art, 2018, p. 121, no. 1491, ill., as Mont Sainte-Victoire.

Ruppen 2019

Ruppen, Fabienne. "Tackling Cezanne's Paper: On the Reconstruction of Loose Sheets." In Reconstructing Cezanne. London: Ridinghouse and Luxembourg & Dayan, 2019. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 5.

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. 331, fig. 1, as Mont Sainte-Victoire.

Record last updated October 6, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "La Montagne Sainte-Victoire, 1900–02 (FWN 1458)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1484 (accessed on April 25, 2024).