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 1464
Sous-bois
1900–04 (possibly earlier)
Alternate titles: In the forest (sous-bois); Waldstück; Waldstudie
Rewald (W534); Venturi revised: 1895–1900; Venturi (1057): 1890–1900
Watercolor on paper
18 7/8 x 14 3/16 in. (48 x 36 cm)
Private collection
Provenance
Exhibition History
Galerie Renou et Colle, Paris, Aquarelles et baignades de Cézanne, June 3–17, 1935.
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 86, as Waldstudie, c. 1900, lent by Paul Cézanne fils, Paris.
Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam, Fransche meesters uit de XIX eeuw: teekeningen, aquarellen, pastels [...], July–August 1938, no. 11, ill.
Société des artistes indépendants, Grand Palais, Paris, 50e exposition - Centenaire du peintre indépendant Paul Cézanne, March 17–April 10, 1939, no. 50, as Sous-bois, 1890-1900, lent by Private collection, Holland.
Paul Cassirer Ltd, London, Paul Cézanne – Water Colours, July 1939, no. 26, as In the forest (sous-bois), lent by Private collection.
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 73, ill. 1890-1900, lent by Private collection.
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 90, ill. 1890/1900, lent by Private collection.
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, (Kunsthaus Lempertz), Cologne, Cézanne, Ausstellung zum Gedenken an sein 50. Todesjahr, December 1956–January 1957, no. 48, ill.
Institut néerlandais, Paris, Le dessin français de Claude à Cézanne dans les collections hollandaises complété d'un choix d'autographes des artistes exposés, May 4–June 14, 1964, no. 206, pl. 163 Album des planches, as Sous-bois, lent by F. F. R. Koenigs, Wageningen. Traveled to: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, June 25–August 16, 1964.
Albertina, Vienna, Impressionismus: Pastelle, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, October 14, 2011–January 8, 2012, no. 32, ill., as Waldstück, 1900-1904, lent by Private collection.
Published References
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1057, ill. vol. II, as Sous-bois.
v.D. "Fransche meesters uit de 19de eeuw. Teekeningen, aquarellen, pastels bij Paul Cassirer & Co. te Amsterdam." Algemeen Handelsblad (Amsterdam), July 26, 1938, p. 9 mentioned, as Sous-bois.
Venturi, Lionello. Paul Cézanne: Water-colours. Oxford: B. Cassirer, 1943, p. 14, no. 7, ill. (dated 1890–1900), Private Collection, Amsterdam.
Andersen, Wayne V. "Watercolor in Cézanne's Artist Process." Art International 7 (May 25, 1963), p. 24, ill.
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné. Boston: Little, Brown; London: Thames & Hudson, 1983, no. 534, ill.
Record last updated May 5, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Sous-bois, 1900–04 (possibly earlier) (FWN 1464)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1516 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
