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 2250
Famille dans un jardin et études et portrait de Chocquet
1872–76
Alternate titles: 6 Figuren im Garten, rechts Bildnisstudie Dr.Chocquet; Déjeuner au jardin; Family in a garden, and studies
Venturi (1200): 1871–77; Chappuis (294): 1870–73
Graphite on paper
9 13/16 x 8 1/4 in. (25 x 21 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 156, as 6 Figuren im Garten, rechts Bildnisstudie Dr.Chocquet, c. 1875, lent by Robert von Hirsch, Basel.
Palazzo Braschi, Rome, Disegni di Cézanne, February 13–March 30, 1979, no. 146, ill., p. 135.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Paul Cézanne: The Basel Sketchbooks, March 10–June 5, 1988, listed p. 146, ill. p. 62.
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland, The Hidden Cézanne: From Sketchbook to Canvas, June 10–September 24, 2017, no. 1, ill.
Published References
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 127, ill. (detail).
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 1200, ill. vol. II (detail), as Déjeuner au jardin.
Chappuis, Adrien. Les dessins de Paul Cézanne au cabinet des estampes du Musée des beaux-arts de Bâle. Olten and Lausanne: Urs Graf, 1962, vol. 1, p. 67, fig. 30 (detail).
Andersen, Wayne V. Cézanne's Portrait Drawings. Cambridge, MA, London: MIT Press, 1970, no. 213, not illustrated.
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 294, ill., as Family in a garden, and studies.
Koepplin, Dieter. Paul Cézanne: Die Basler Zeichnungen. Basel: Kunstmuseum, 1988, ill. frontispiece.
Ballas, Guila. Cézanne: baigneuses et baigneurs: thème et composition. Paris: Adam Biro, 2002, p. 302, no. 212, ill. 1870-73.
Andersen, Wayne V. Cézanne and the Eternal Feminine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, p. 55, fig. 34.
Notes
Cezanne did not meet Victor Chocquet until late 1875. The figure composition was probably painted earlier and Chocquet's portrait added to the sheet at a later date. Chappuis thought the figure of the man was Dr. Gachet.
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Record last updated July 24, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Famille dans un jardin et études et portrait de Chocquet, 1872–76 (FWN 2250)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1950 (accessed on May 3, 2025).
