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Catalogue entry

FWN 69
La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise
1872–73
Alternate titles: Camino, Auvers; Die Dorfstraße; La Maison du Père Bernard; La route du village; La Route du Village (Auvers); La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise (rue des Pilonnes); Route de village, Auvers; Route de village, Auvers-sur -Oise (rue François Coppée); Route du village, Auvers, dit aussi La vieille route à Auvers-sur-Oise; Rue à Auvers; Strada dal villaggio a Auvers, detto anche La vecchia strada per Auvers-sur-Oise; Strasse in Auvers
Rewald (191): 1872–73; Venturi revised: 1872–73; Venturi (134): 1872–73
Oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21 13/16 in. (46 x 55.3 cm)
Signed lower left in red: P. Cezanne
Vollard archives: photo no. 583
Musée d'Orsay, Paris (RF 1973 12)

Keywords

Provenance
Armand Rondest, Pontoise
George Viau, Paris
Galerie E. Druet, Paris (May 1925)
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (February 26, 1926)
Schmidt (May 18, 1935)
Max Kaganovitch, Paris (1938);
Musée du Louvre, Paris (1973, Gift of Max and Rosy Kaganovitch);
Musée du Louvre, galerie du Jeu de Paume, Paris (1973-1986);
Musée d'Orsay, Paris (1986)
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. 46, as La route du village, lent by Bernheim-Jeune; shown in an installation photo in Dauberville, 2020, p. 117.
1934c Paris
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Ecole de 1830, Ecole impressionniste, Ecole post-impressionniste, May 28–June 1934.
1936 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 9, as Strasse in Auvers, 1872-73, lent by Private collection, Basel.
1938b Paris
Galerie Max Kaganovitch, Paris, Oeuvres choisies des XIXe et XXe siècles, May–June 1938, no. 6, as La route du village, 1872-73, lent by Private collection.
1950b Paris
Galerie Kaganovitch, Paris, Oeuvres choisies du XIXe siècle, May 22–July 5, 1950, no. 3, (size: 46 x 56 cm, dated 1872–73), as La route du village, lent by Private collection, Switzerland.
1954–55 Paris
Orangerie, Paris, Van Gogh et les peintres d'Auvers-sur-Oise, November 26, 1954–February 28, 1955, no. 11, as La route du village.
1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 204a.
1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 10, ill. lent by Private collection, France.
1974b Paris
Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne dans les musées nationaux, July 19–October 14, 1974, extended until October 28, no. 9, ill. in b/w, as Route de village, Auvers.
1978 Moscow and traveling
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, [Collection of Marc Kaganovitch], Summer 1978, no. 40, c. 1872-73. Traveled to: Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, Russian Federation, Summer 1978.
1980–81 Marcq-en-Baroeul
Septentrion - Fondation Anne et Albert Prouvost, Marcq-en-Baroeul, France, Impressionnisme, October 18, 1980–January 25, 1981, no. 5, ill., as Route de village, Auvers, c. 1872-73.
1984 Madrid
Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Paul Cézanne, March 9–April 1984, no. 8, ill.
1985–86 Antibes and traveling
Musée Picasso, Antibes, France, Orsay avant Orsay: 26 chefs-d'oeuvre impressionnistes et post-impressionnistes, June 15–September 9, 1985, no. 5, ill., as Route de village, Auvers, c. 1872-1873. Traveled to: Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France, September 19–November 11, 1985; Musée des beaux-arts, Lyon, France, November 21, 1985–January 15, 1986.
2002–03 Seoul
Musée Municipal, Seoul, South Korea, Le chemin de Millet 1814-1875, December 14, 2002–March 3, 2003, no. 136, ill., as Route de village, Auvers, c. 1872-73.
2003–04 Böblingen and traveling
Städtische Galerie Böblingen, Germany, Entre ciel et terre / Zwischen Himmel und Erde: Camille Pissarro et les peintres de la vallée de l'Oise / und die Maler des Oise-Tals, September 7–November 2, 2003, no. 70, ill., as Route de village, Auvers-sur -Oise (rue François Coppée), c. 1972. Traveled to: Musée Tavet, Pontoise, France, November 15, 2003–January 26, 2004.
2005–06 New York and traveling
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Pioneering Modern Painting: Cézanne & Pissarro 1865–1885, June 26–September 12, 2005, no. 48, ill., p. 139 (dated c. 1872–74), as La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise. Traveled to: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, October 20, 2005–January 16, 2006; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, February 27–May 28, 2006 (Cézanne et Pissarro 1865-1885).
2007 Madrid
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Van Gogh: los ultimos paisajes, Auvers-sur-Oise, 20 de mayo-29 de julio 1890, May 20–July 29, 2007, no. 4, ill., as Camino, Auvers, c. 1872-1873.
2008–10 Tokyo and traveling
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Corot - Souvenirs et variations, June 14–August 31, 2008, no. 59, ill., as Route du village, Auvers, dit aussi La vieille route à Auvers-sur-Oise. Traveled to: Municpal Museum, Kobe, Japan, September 13–December 7, 2008; Musée des beaux-arts, Reims, France, February 20–May 24, 2009; Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona, Italy, November 27, 2009–March 7, 2010.
2009 Reims
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims, France, De Corot à l'art moderne: souvenirs et variations, February 20–May 20, 2009, no. 25, ill., as Route du village, Auvers, dit aussi La vieille route à Auvers-sur-Oise, c. 1872-1873.
2009–10 Verona
Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona, Italy, Corot e l'arte moderna - souvenirs et impressions, November 27, 2009–March 3, 2010, no. 69, ill., as Strada dal villaggio a Auvers, detto anche La vecchia strada per Auvers-sur-Oise, c. 1972-73.
2017 Martigny
Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne: le chant de la terre, June 16–November 19, 2017, no. 20, ill. lent by Musée d'Orsay.
Published References
Borély 1926
Borély, Jules. "Cézanne à Aix [Hommage à Paul Cézanne]." L'Art vivant (Paris), no. 37 (July 1, 1926), p. 492, ill.
Le Bulletin de la Vie artistique 1926h
"[announcement of upcoming exhibitions at the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune]." Le Bulletin de la vie artistique 7, no. 9 (May 1, 1926), p. 130, ill.
Benesch 1936
Benesch, Otto. "Cézanne: zur 30. Wiederkehr seines Todestages am 22. Oktober." Die Kunst für Alle 52, no. 3 (December 1936), ill. p. 59, as Die Dorfstraße, c. 1872-73.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 134, ill. vol. II, as La Route du Village (Auvers).
Cézanne 1937
Cézanne, Paul. Correspondance. Edited by John Rewald. Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1937, no. XXIX.
Novotny 1937
Novotny, Fritz. Cézanne. Vienna: Phaidon, 1937, pl. 17.
Rewald 1937a
Rewald, John. "A propos du catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de Paul Cézanne et de la chronologie de cette œuvre." La Renaissance (Paris), vol. 20, nos. 3-4 (March–April 1937), p. 54, as ...paysage ...
Novotny 1938
Novotny, Fritz. Cézanne und das Ende der wissenschaftlichen Perspektive. Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1938, list of motifs: no. 123.
Rewald 1939c
Rewald, John. Cézanne, sa vie, son œuvre, son amitié pour Zola. Paris: Albin Michel, 1939, fig. 30.
Rewald 1948b
Rewald, John. Paul Cézanne: A Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948, fig. 38.
Soffici 1950
Soffici, Ardengo. Trenta Artisti moderni italiani et stranieri. Firenze: Vallecchi, 1950, p. 367, ill.
Rewald 1950a
Rewald, John. Cézanne. London: Phoenix House, 1950, fig. 26.
Gachet 1956
Gachet, Paul. Deux amis des impressionnistes: le Docteur Gachet et Murer. Paris: Editions des Musées Nationaux, 1956, p. 59, as La Maison du Père Bernard.
Reidemeister 1963
Reidemeister, Leopold. Auf den Spuren der Maler der Ile de France. Berlin: Propyläen Verlag, 1963, p. 58, ill. (with photograph of the subject; for another photograph see V. 1591).
Adhémar 1973
Adhémar, Hélène. "Galerie du Jeu de Paume: Dernières acquisitions: Donation Max et Rosy Kaganovitch." La Revue du Louvre et des musées de France, nos. 4-5 (1973), p. 290, as Route de village, Auvers.
Adhémar et al. 1973
Adhémar, Hélène, and Anne Dayez. Musée du Jeu de Paume. Paris: Editions des Musées Nationaux, 1973, listed p. 162, ill. p. 125 (Donation Max et Rosy Kaganovitch 1973), as Route de village, Auvers, c. 1872-73.
Schapiro 1973
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. Translated by Louis-Marie Ollivier. Paris: Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1973, pl. 6.
Cézanne 1976
Cézanne, Paul. Letters. Translated by Marguerite Kay. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1976, p. 138.
Compin et al. 1986
Compin, Isabelle et Anne Roquebert. Catalogue sommaire illustré des peintures du musée du Louvre et du musée d'Orsay. 3, École Française, A-K. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1986, p. 115, ill., as Route de village, Auvers, c. 1872-73.
Arnold 1986a
Arnold, Matthias. "Cézanne und van Gogh: Die beiden grossen Postimpressionisten I: Ein Vergleich." Weltkunst (Munich) 56, no. 1 (January 1, 1986), p. 32, fig. 16.
Machotka 1996
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: Landscape into Art. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996, p. 38, fig. 14, with photograph of motif, fig. 13, as La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise.
Rewald 1996
Rewald, John. The Paintings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue Raisonné, 2 vols. In Collaboration with Walter Feilchenfeldt and Jayne Warman. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996, no. 191, ill. vol. 2, as La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise.
Mothe et al. 2006
Mothe, Alain, et al. Cézanne à Auvers-sur-Oise. Saint-Ouen-L'Aumône: editions du Valharmeil, 2006, p. 25, ill. with old postcard view of motif, p. 24.
Chiappini 2011
Chiappini, Rudy. "Quel silenzio, in attesa del tempo della rivelazione." In Cézanne: Les ateliers du midi. Milan: Skira, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 29, fig. 11.
Mothe 2011
Mothe, Alain. Ce que voyait Cézanne: Les paysages impressionnistes à la lumière des cartes postales. Paris: Éditions de la Rmn-Grand Palais, 2011, pp. 22–23, ill., as La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise (rue des Pilonnes), with old postcard view of motif; new name for street is rue François-Coppée.
Cézanne 2013
Cézanne, Paul. The Letters of Paul Cézanne. Edited and translated by Alex Danchev. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson; Getty Publications, 2013, p. 150, ill.
Machotka 2014
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: Landscape into Art. Prague: Arbor Vitae, 2014, p. 71, fig. 15c, with black and white postcard and color photo of motif, figs. 15a and 15b, as La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise (rue des Pilonnes).
Dauberville 2020
Dauberville, Guy-Patrice, and Floriane Dauberville. Paul Cezanne chez Bernheim-Jeune. Paris: Editions G-P.F. Dauberville & Archives Bernheim-Jeune, 2020, no. 142, ill., as Rue à Auvers, installation photograph from 1926 exhibition, p. 117.
Notes

Armand Rondest, to whom Cézanne gave this painting to settle a debt, was a grocer in Pontoise (rue de la Roche).  Note: see Correspondance, early 1874 for letter from Cézanne presumably to Rondest. The road, once called the rue des Pilonnes is today the rue François Coppée.

La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise, 1872–73 (FWN 69). Photograph by Lionello Venturi, 1933–35 (Courtesy Archivio di Lionello Venturi, Department of Art History and Performance, Sapienza University, Rome)
Photograph by Lionello Venturi, 1933–35 (Courtesy Archivio di Lionello Venturi, Department of Art History and Performance, Sapienza University, Rome)
La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise, 1872–73 (FWN 69). Vintage postcard view of the motif.
Vintage postcard view of the motif.
Photo: Courtesy Alain Mothe
La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise, 1872–73 (FWN 69). Site identified by Leopold Reidemeister.
Site identified by Leopold Reidemeister.
Photo: Leopold Reidemeister; © Courtesy Pavel Machotka Archive
La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise, 1872–73 (FWN 69). Site identified by Leopold Reidemeister.
Site identified by Leopold Reidemeister.
Photo: Pavel Machotka, 1988; © Courtesy Pavel Machotka Archive
Record last updated September 27, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise, 1872–73 (FWN 69)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=195 (accessed on April 19, 2024).