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 1138
Etude d'arbres
1884–87
Alternate titles: Arbres; Baumstudie; Study of trees
Chappuis (914)
Graphite on laid paper
11 13/16 x 18 1/8 in. (30 x 46 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Société des artistes indépendants, Grand Palais, Paris, 50e exposition - Centenaire du peintre indépendant Paul Cézanne, March 17–April 10, 1939, no. 51, as Arbres, c. 1895, lent by Mrs. Jean Douglas, London ("exhibited for the first time").
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 19th Century French Drawings, March 8–April 6, 1947, no. 111, as Study of trees, 1890-1895, lent by Perry T. Rathbone, St. Louis.
City Art Museum, Saint Louis, St. Louis Collections: An Exhibition of 20th Century Art, September 20–October 25, 1948, no. 61.
Fine Arts Associates [Otto Gerson], New York, Cézanne: Rarely Shown Works, November 10–29, 1952, [D] 8, ill.
Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., Cézanne: An Exhibition in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Phillips Collection, February 27–March 28, 1971, no. 74, ill. Traveled to: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, April 17–May 16, 1971; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, June 1–July 3, 1971.
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Watercolour and Pencil Drawings by Cézanne, September 19–November 4, 1973, no. 52, ill. in b/w, catalogue note: p. 161, as Study of trees, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Perry T. Rathbone, Cambridge, Mass. Traveled to: Hayward Gallery, London, November 13–December 30, 1973.
Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany, Paul Cézanne - Das zeichnerische Werk, October 21–December 31, 1978, no. 91, ill. p. 187, as Baumstudie, 1884-1887, lent by Private collection, New York.
Published References
Rewald, John. Cézanne, sa vie, son œuvre, son amitié pour Zola. Paris: Albin Michel, 1939, fig. 75.
Neumeyer, Alfred. Cézanne's Drawings. New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1958, no. 81, ill.
Chappuis, Adrien. The Drawings of Paul Cézanne: A Catalogue Raisonné. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1973, no. 914, ill., as Study of trees.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1978, p. 96, no. 03, ill. p. 98, as Etude d'arbres, 1884-87.
Record last updated September 18, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Etude d'arbres, 1884–87 (FWN 1138)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2598 (accessed on May 19, 2025).
