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Catalogue entry

FWN 634
Les Pêcheurs – Journée de juillet
c.1875
Alternate titles: A Sunday in Summer (Dimanche d'été); Der Julitag; Die Fischer (Fantastische Szene); Dimanche d'été; Julitag; L'Après-midi du dimanche; L'Été; La Journée de juin; La Promenade; Les Pêcheurs; Les Pêcheurs (Scène fantastique); Scène fantastique; Scène fantastique (La journée de juillet); Scène fantastique: journée de juillet; Sommer-Sonntag; Sommertag; Sonntagnachmittag; The Fishermen
Rewald (237): c.1875; Venturi revised: 1876–77; Venturi (243): 1873–75; Rivière: 1871; Vollard: 1871
Oil on canvas
21 3/8 x 32 1/16 in. (54.5 x 81.5 cm)
Signed lower right in red: Cezanne
Vollard archives: photo no. 379 and 391
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Gift of Heather Daniels and Katharine Whild, and Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, Gift of Joanne Toor Cummings, by exchange, Wolfe Fund, and Ellen Lichtenstein and Joanne Toor Cummings Bequests, Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Bernhard Gift, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rodgers, and Wolfe Fund, by exchange, and funds from various donors)

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Provenance
Victor Chocquet, Paris;
Mme veuve Chocquet (née Marie Buisson) (1891);
Chocquet Collection, Galerie G. Petit, Paris, July 1–4, 1899, no. 22.
Jos. Hessel, Paris
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (July 18, 1907)
Nationalgalerie, Berlin (Jan. 1908; purchase not ratified)
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (Mar. 21, 1908)
Max Liebermann, Berlin (Jan. 26, 1909);
Mrs. Kurt Riezler, Berlin and New York;
Mrs. Howard White, New York;
Heather Daniels & Katharine Whild;
Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2001)
Exhibition History
1877 Paris
6, rue Le Peletier, Paris, Troisième exposition de peinture, opening April 4, 1877, hors catalogue, lent by Chocquet.
1904 Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Sonderausstellung Paul Cézanne, April 22–June 15, 1904, no number, as Sonntagnachmittag.
1908a Berlin
Berlin, Fünfzehnte Ausstellung der Berliner Secession, Spring 1908, no. 38, as Sommer-Sonntag, for sale.
1909b Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, XII. Jahrgang, III. Ausstellung, November 17–December 12, 1909, no. 27, as Sommer-Sonntag, lent by Private collection [Max Liebermann].
1921 Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Cézanne-Ausstellung: Cézannes Werke in deutschem Privatbesitz: Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, November–December 11, 1921, no. 3, as Der Julitag, lent by Max Liebermann.
1936 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 12, as Scène fantastique (La journée de juillet), 1873-75, lent by Private collection.
1938b Amsterdam
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Honderd jaar Fransche kunst, July 2–September 25, 1938, no. 9, as Scène fantastique: journée de juillet, lent by Private collection.
1947b New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Cézanne, March 27–April 26, 1947, no. 7, ill. lent by Riezler.
1952 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 33, ill. lent by Riezler. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.
1959e New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Loan Exhibition: Cézanne, November 5–December 5, 1959, no. 10, ill. lent by Howard White.
1963c New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Paintings from Private Collections: Summer Loan Exhibition, 1963, no. 4.
1974 Tokyo and traveling
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Cézanne, March 30–May 19, 1974, no. 9. Traveled to: Municipal Museum, Kyoto, Japan, June 1–July 17, 1974; Cultural Center, Fukuoka, Japan, July 24–August 18, 1974.
1986b Washington, D.C. and traveling
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., The New Painting, Impressionism: 1874–1886, January 17–April 6, 1986, no. 42, ill., as Scène fantastique, c. 1873, Private collection. Traveled to: de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, April 19–July 6, 1986.
1993 Tübingen
Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany, Cézanne Gemälde, January 16–May 2, 1993, no. 16, ill.
1996–97 Berlin and traveling
Nationalgalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Manet bis Van Gogh: Hugo von Tschudi und der Kampf um die Moderne, September 20, 1996–January 6, 1997, no. 57, ill. dated 1873–75. Traveled to: Neue Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, January 24–May 11, 1997.
2007 Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Masterpieces of French Painting from The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1800–1920, February 4–May 6, 2007, no. 73, ill.
2007b Berlin
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Französische Meisterwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts aus dem Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 1–October 7, 2007, listed pp. 202-203, ill., as Die Fischer (Fantastische Szene).
2012–13 Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity, October 25, 2012–February 17, 2013, no. 51, ill.
2017 Martigny
Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne: le chant de la terre, June 16–November 19, 2017, no. 94, ill. lent by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2017–18 Karlsruhe
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 12, ill.
Published References
Rivière 1877
Rivière, Georges. "L'exposition des impressionnistes." L'Impressionniste: journal d'art, nos. 1 and 2 (April 6 and April 14, 1877), p. 2 (no.2), une scène au bord de la mer.
Rosenhagen 1904a
Rosenhagen, Hans. "Von Ausstellungen und Sammlungen." Die Kunst für Alle 19, no. 17 (June 1, 1904), p. 403.
Bernard 1908a
Bernard, Émile. "Erinnerungen an Paul Cézanne." Kunst und Künstler 6, nos. 10-12 (1908), p. 524, ill.
Meier-Graefe 1910
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Paul Cézanne. Munich: R. Piper & Co., 1910, ill. p. 17.
Meier-Graefe 1913
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Paul Cézanne. Munich: R. Piper & Co., 1913, ill. p. 17.
Bernheim-Jeune 1914
Bernheim-Jeune, ed. Cézanne. With contributions by O. Mirbeau, T. Duret, L. Werth, et al. Paris: Editions Hollande, 1914, pl. X.
Vollard 1914
Vollard, Ambroise. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Vollard, 1914, pl. 8, as La Promenade.
Meier-Graefe 1918a
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 127 Tonätzungen und fünfzehn Heliogravüren. Munich: R. Piper, 1918, ill. opposite p. 96.
Salmon 1921
Salmon, André. "La Captivité de Cézanne." Der Querschnitt 11, no. 7 (Christmas 1921), p. g, ill., as Julitag.
Friedländer 1922
Friedländer, Max J. "Über Paul Cézanne." Die Kunst für Alle 38 (February 1922), ill. p. 136, as Sonntagnachmittag, 1871.
Glaser 1922
Glaser, Curt. Paul Cézanne. Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, 1922, pl. 5, as Sommertag, 1871.
Meier-Graefe 1922
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck. Munich: R. Piper, 1922, ill. p. 115, as Sommertag, 1871.
Meier-Graefe 1923
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Paul Cézanne. Munich: R. Piper, 1923, ill. p. 19.
Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 199, listed.
Meier-Graefe 1924
Meier-Graefe, Julius. "Cézanne." In Entwicklungsgeschichte der modernen Kunst vol. 3. Munich: R. Piper & Co., [1924] (copyright 1915), pl. 489, as Sommertag, 1871.
Pfister 1927
Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 24, as Sommertag, 1871.
Waldmann 1927
Waldmann, Emil. Die Kunst des Realismus und des Impressionismus. Berlin: Propyläen-Verlag, 1927, p. 495, ill.
Meier-Graefe 1927a
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne. translated by J. Holroyd-Reece. London: Ernest Benn, 1927, pl. XII.
Grossman 1930
Grossman, Rudolf. "Liebermann comme collectionneur." Formes: revue internationale des arts plastiques, no. 4 (April, 1930), p. 18, ill. between pp. 18 and 19, as La Journée de juin.
Iavorskaia 1935b
Iavorskaia, Nina. Paul Cézanne. Milan: Hoepli, 1935, pl. VII.
Venturi 1935b
Venturi, Lionello. "Paul Cézanne." L'Arte 6, nos. 4 and 5 (July 1935), p. 317, fig. 11.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 243, ill. vol. II, as Scène fantastique.
Huyghe 1936d
Huyghe, René. Cézanne. Paris: Plon, Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1936, pl. 17.
Rewald 1936e
Rewald, John. Cézanne et Zola. Paris: Editions A. Sedrowski, 1936, p. 111, ill.
Reff 1959
Reff, Theodore. "Cézanne: The Enigma of the Nude." Art News 58, no. 8 (November 1959), pp. 26–29, fig. 11.
Chappuis 1962
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. 61, fig. 27.
Rewald 1969
Rewald, John. "Chocquet et Cézanne." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 74, periode 6 (July–August 1969), pp. 47,49, fig. 9; p. 83, no. 22.
Janda 1973
Janda, Karl-Heinz, and Annegret Janda. "Max Liebermann als Kunstsammler." In Forschungen und Berichte 15. Berlin: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, p. 123, no. 4, pl. 14.
Rewald 1975a
Rewald, John. "Some Entries for a New Catalogue Raisonné of Cézanne's Paintings." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 86, periode 6 (November 1975), pp. 158–59, ill., as Les Pêcheurs – Journée de juillet.
Krieger 1979
P. Krieger. "Max Liebermanns Impressionisten-Sammlung und ihre Bedeutung für sein Werk." Max Liebermann in seiner Zeit. Berlin: Nationalgalerie Berlin, Staatliche Museen, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, 1979. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 68-69, fig. 17, as Sommertag, 1873/75, Private collection, New York.
Clark 1985
Clark, T.J. The Painting of Modern Life: Paris in the Art of Manet and His Followers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985, p. 19, fig. 7.
Rewald 1986b
Rewald, John. Cézanne: A Biography. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986, p. 111, ill.
Rewald 1986d
Rewald, John. "Chocquet and Cézanne." In Studies in Impressionism, Edited by Irene Gordon and Frances Weitzenhoffer. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986, p. 136, fig. 73, as The Fishermen.
Geelhaar 1989
Geelhaar, Christian. "The Painters Who Had the Right Eyes: On the reception of Cézanne's Bathers." In Paul Cézanne: The Bathers. Basel: Kunstmuseum Basel, 1989. Exhibition catalogue, p. 294, fig. 230, as Les Pêcheurs (Scène fantastique).
Lewis 1989
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne's Early Imagery. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989, pp. 204–05, pl. XVII.
Paul 1993
Paul, Barbara. Hugo von Tschudi und die moderne französische Kunst im Deutschen Kaiserreich. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern, 1993, no. 142, ill.
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. 237, ill. vol. 2, as Les Pêcheurs – Journée de juillet.
Feilchenfeldt 2005a
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Zur Rezeptionsgeschichte Cézannes in Deutschland." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 126, ill.
Feilchenfeldt 2005c
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Cézannes Motive: Versuch einer neuen Ordnung." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 204, ill.
Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 75; vol. 2, p. 72, as Les Pêcheurs – Journée de juillet.
Shone 2010
Shone, Richard. "Acquisitions (2000–10) of nineteenth-and early twentieth-century French art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York." The Burlington Magazine 152, no. 1293 (December 2010), p. 843, fig. XII.
Echte and Feilchenfeldt 2011b
Echte, Bernhard and Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Paul Cézanne, 22. April bis 15. Juni 1904." Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer: Die Ausstellungen 1901-1905. vol. 2, "Man steht da und staunt". Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2011, p. 498, ill.
Colrat 2013
Colrat, Jean. Cézanne: Joindre les mains errantes de la nature. Paris-Sorbonne: PUPS, 2013, p. 152, pl. 51.
Dombrowski 2013
Dombrowski, André. Cézanne, Murder, and Modern Life. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013, p. 241, fig. 99.
Hedinger et al 2013
Hedinger, Bärbel et al. Max Liebermann. Die Kunstsammlung von Rembrandt bis Manet. München: Hirmer, 2013, SL 12, p. 241, ill.
Echte and Feilchenfeldt 2013d
Echte, Bernhard and Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Kollektion Paul Cézanne: 17. November bis 12. Dezember 1909." Kunstsalon Cassirer: Die Ausstellungen 1908-1910. vol. 4, "Ganz eigenartige neue Werte". Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2013, p. 302, ill.
Distel 2015
Distel, Anne. "Victor Chocquet – 'le plus grand collectionneur français depuis les rois.'" In Victor Chocquet – Freund und Sammler der Impressionisten, Renoir, Cézanne, Monet, Manet. Bern and Munich: Bundesampt für Kultur and Hirmer Verlag, 2015. Exhibition catalogue, p. 60, pl. 36.
Van Dijke 2018
Dijke, Frouke van. "Max Liebermann: een kunstenaar van zijn tijd." In Max Liebermann. Zwolle: WBOOKS, 2018. Exhibition catalogue, p. 24, ill. p. 25, as Les Pêcheurs, with a photograph of Max Liebermann in his living room with the painting hanging to his right, c. 1934.

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Record last updated February 17, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Les Pêcheurs – Journée de juillet, c.1875 (FWN 634)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=241 (accessed on April 18, 2024).