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Catalogue entry

FWN 746
Le Buffet
1877–79
Alternate titles: Buffet; Buffet avec Fruits et Gateaux; Das Büffet; Il "Buffet"; Le Buffet (nature morte); Still Life; Stilleben; Stilleben - Buffet; The Buffet
Rewald (338): 1877–79; Venturi revised: c.1877; Cézanne fils: L'Estaque 1883; Venturi (208): 1873–77; Rivière: 1881
Oil on canvas
25 13/16 x 31 7/8 in. (65.5 x 81 cm)
Vollard A stockbook: no. 3477, huile; un buffet dont la tablette basse est couverte d'une nappe avec des fruits et d'une assiette de biscuits; la tablette supérieure soutient des tasses et un sucrier, 65 x 81 cm (200 frs)
Vollard B stockbook: no. 4355, nature morte; buffet, pommes, et nape [sic], 65 x 81 cm (2000 frs)
Vollard archives: photo no. 311 and [66b], Annotated by Cezanne's son: L'Estaque 1883
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (Gift of Baron Hatvany) (371.B)

Keywords

Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Baron Denys Cochin, Paris
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (Oct. 20, 1904)
Marczell de Nemes, Budapest (Sept. 20, 1909);
Nemes Collection, Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, June 18, 1913, no. 86, ill.
Baron Mór Lipót Herzog, Budapest (1913)
Baron Ferenc Hatvany, Budapest (Mar. 1917);
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (1917)
Exhibition History
1899b Paris
Galerie Vollard, Paris, Paul Cézanne, November 15–December 1899, no. 33, as Buffet avec Fruits et Gateaux.
1906b Paris
Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, Paris, 4e exposition, October 6–November 15, 1906, no. 320, as Le Buffet (nature morte), lent by Vollard.
1907 Vienna
Galerie Miethke, Dorotheergasse 11 and Graben 17, Vienna, [Französische Kunst der Gegenwart (Gauguin-Ausstellung)], March 15–April 28, 1907, no. 94, as Stilleben - Buffet, lent by Vollard.
1907b Budapest
Nemzeti Salon, Budapest, Hungary, Gauguin, Cézanne, et al, May 1907, no. 82, lent by Vollard.
1909b Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, XII. Jahrgang, III. Ausstellung, November 17–December 12, 1909, no. 39, as Stilleben, lent by Private collection [Nemes].
1910b Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, [Nemes Collection], November 1910, no. 72, as Still Life.
1912 Düsseldorf
Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, Germany, Sammlung Marczell von Nemes, Budapest, Summer 1912, no. 115, ill.
1948 Venice
Biennale Internationale d'Arte, Venice, Italy, Gli Impressionisti alla XXIV Biennale di Venezia, May 29–September 30, 1948, no. 42, ill., as Il "Buffet", c. 1873–77, lent by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
1956 Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Maîtres étrangers des XIXe et XXe siècles, 1956, no. 14, pl. 5.
1965 Budapest
Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary, Francia festők: Delacroix-tól Picassóig (Prága-Berlin-Budapest), 1965, listed p. 10 [no. 11], ill.
1965 Prague and traveling
Národní galerie v Praze – Sternberg Palace, Prague, Francouzské malířstvi od Delacroix k Picassovi [French Painting from Delacroix to Picasso], June 10–August 1965, no. 47, ill., cover (detail). Traveled to: Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary, 1965; Nationalgalerie, Berlin, September–October 1965.
1965 Berlin
Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Von Delacroix bis Picasso: ein Jahrhundert französischer Malerei, September–October 1965, listed p. 30, ill. in b/w p. 116, as Das Büffet, c. 1873-77.
1984 Madrid
Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Paul Cézanne, March 9–April 1984, no. 15.
2000 Vienna and traveling
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 41, ill., as Le Buffet, shown in Vienna only. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, May 5–August 13, 2000 (initially planned to end on July 30 the exhibition was extended until August 13).
2008 Humlebæk
Louisiana Museum of Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, Cézanne & Giacometti: Paths of Doubt, February 20–June 29, 2008, no. 9, ill. p. 51, as Le Buffet, lent by Szépmüvészeti Museum, Budapest.
2009 Aix-en-Provence
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, Picasso, Cézanne, May 25–September 27, 2009, no. 85, ill., as Le Buffet, 1880.
2011–12 Budapest
Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary, Marcel Nemes, Art Patron and Collector, October 26, 2011–February 19, 2012, no. 93, ill., as The Buffet, 1874–77.
2012–13 Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity, October 25, 2012–February 17, 2013, no. 96, ill.
2013 Dresden
Albertinum, Galerie Neue Meister, Dresden, Germany, Constable, Delacroix, Friedrich, Goya: Die Erschütterung der Sinne / A Shock to the Senses, March 16–July 14, 2013, pp. 96 and 184, ill., as Das Buffet, 1877.
2013–14 Rome
Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome, Cézanne e gli artisti italiani del '900, October 5, 2013–February 2, 2014, no. 7, ill.
2014a Madrid
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Cézanne: site / non-site, February 4–May 18, 2014, no. 29, ill.
2014–15 Philadelphia and traveling
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, The World is an Apple: The Still Lifes of Paul Cézanne, June 14–September 22, 2014, pl. 11, p. 89. Traveled to: Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, November 1, 2014–January 31, 2015.
2016 Paris
Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, Chefs-d'oeuvre de Budapest, March 9–July 10, 2016, no. 66, ill.
2017–18 Karlsruhe
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 13, ill.
2021–22 Budapest
Szépmüvészeti Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary, Cezanne to Malevich, Arcadia to Abstraction, October 28, 2021–February 13, 2022, no. 97, ill.
2022–23 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cezanne, May 15–September 5, 2022, no. 52, ill. shown in Chicago only. Traveled to: Tate Moderrn, London, October 6, 2022–March 12, 2023.
Published References
Thiébault-Sisson 1899
Thiébault-Sisson, François. "Un Isolé du groupe impressionniste, Cézanne." Le Temps, November 16, 1899, mentioned.
Térey 1911
Térey, Gabriel von. "Die Sammlung Marcell von Nemes in Budapest." Kunst und Künstler 9, no. 5 (1911), ill. p. 224.
Anonymous 1917
Anonymous. "Sammlungen: Das Museum der bildende Künste in Budapest." Kunstchronik: Wochenschrift für Kunst und Kunstgewerbe Neue Folge XXVIII, no. 29 (April 20, 1917), col. 304, as Le Buffet.
Petrovics 1919
Petrovics, Elek. "As Orszagos Magyar Szepmuveszeti Muzeum Evkonyvei." Jahrbücher des Ungarischen Nationalen Museums der Schönen Künste.
Lehel 1923
Lehel, Ferenc. Cézanne. Budapest: Amicus Kiadasa, 1923, fig. 15.
Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 209, listed.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 208, ill. vol. II, as Le Buffet.
Cogniat 1939a
Cogniat, Raymond. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1939, pl. 46.
Dorival 1948
Dorival, Bernard. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1948, pl. 39, listed p. 149.
Raynal 1954
Raynal, Maurice. Cézanne. Geneva: Skira, 1954, p. 44, ill.
Erpel 1958
Erpel, Fritz. Paul Cézanne. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1958, p. 19, ill.
Szépművészeti Múzeum 1959
Modern külföldi képtár. Budapest: Múzeumok Központi Propaganda Irodája, 1959, p. 12, ill., as Buffet.
Feist 1963
Feist, Peter Heinz. Paul Cézanne. Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, 1963, pp. 25, 52, pl. 9.
Genthon 1964
Genthon, István. Du romantisme au post-impressionnisme: Tableaux français en Hongrie: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Budapest. Budapest: Editions Corvina, 1964, pls. 39–40.
Gerlötei 1966
Gerlötei, Eugène. "L'ancienne collection François de Hatvany." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 67, periode 6 (May–June 1966), p. 365, fig. 14, as Le Buffet (with erroneous acquisition dates).
Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest) 1969
Guide to the Collections. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, p. 62, ill.
Bernard, B. 1986
Bernard, Bruce. The Impressionist Revolution. London: Orbis, 1986, p. 246, ill.
Kendall 1988
Kendall, Richard, ed. Cézanne: By Himself. London: Macdonald, 1988, p. 95, 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. 338, ill. vol. 2, as Le Buffet.
Natter 2003
Natter, Tobias. Die Galerie Miethke: Eine Kunsthandlung im Zentrum der Moderne. Vienna: Jüdisches Museum der Stadt Wien, 2003. Exhibition catalogue, p. 158, ill.
Fraisset 2011a
Fraisset, Michel. "La vite silenziose di Cézanne." In Cézanne: les ateliers du midi. Milan: Skira, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 63, fig. 37.
Molnos 2012
Molnos, Péter. "The Works of Paul Cézanne in Hungarian Private Collections." In Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 2012. Exhibition catalogue, p. 204, cat. 96, ill. (detail), as The Buffet.
Geskó 2012a
Geskó, Judit. "'Builderly' Painting: The Making of an Exhibition." In Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 2012. Exhibition catalogue, p. 21, cat. 96, ill., as The Buffet.
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. 293, ill.
Brettell 2014
Brettell, Richard. "Cézanne still lifes: Philadelphia and Hamilton." The Burlington Magazine 156, no. 1340 (November 2014), fig. 75, as The Buffet.
Eiling 2017
Eiling, Alexander. "Cézanne's Metamorphoses." In Cézanne Metamorphoses. Munich and Karlsruhe: Prestel and Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 18.
Cezanne 2021
Cézanne, Philippe. Paul Cezanne dépeint par ses contemporains. Lyon: Fage éditions, 2021, fig. 72.
Geskó 2022
Geskó, Judit. "Abstraction and Meaning, The Budapest Holy Family with Saint Anne." In El Greco. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 2022. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 57.
Record last updated February 3, 2020. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Le Buffet, 1877–79 (FWN 746)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=334 (accessed on April 26, 2024).