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Catalogue entry

FWN 750
Nature morte au tiroir ouvert
1877–79
Alternate titles: Nature au miroir; Nature morte au miroir; Nature Morte au Tiroir; Stilleben; Tiroir Ouvert
Rewald (343): 1877–79; Venturi revised: 1879–82; Venturi (495): 1883–85
Oil on canvas
13 x 16 1/8 in. (33 x 41 cm)
Musée d'Orsay, Paris (RF 2000 15)

Keywords

Provenance
Paul Cézanne fils, Paris
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (Apr. 4, 1913)
Bernhard Koehler, Berlin (Nov. 22, 1913);
Bernhard Koehler, Jr., Berlin
Paul Rosenberg, Paris and New York (1936)
Baronne Alix de Rothschild, Paris (Feb. 24, 1945);
Christie's, London, June 29, 1976, no. 212, ill.
Private collection, Switzerland
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Neil A. McConnell, New York;
Estate of Neil A. McConnell;
Christie's, New York, May 10, 1994, no. 38, ill.; bought in
Philippe Meyer, Paris (Anonymous gift to the French Government in 2000, the owner retaining life interest);
Musée d'Orsay, Paris (2007)
Exhibition History
1909b Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, XII. Jahrgang, III. Ausstellung, November 17–December 12, 1909, no. 40, as Stilleben, lent by Private collection [Bernhard Koehler].
1935d Paris
Galerie Rosenberg, Paris, L'art du XIXe siècle dans un décor ancien, February 1935, Installation photograph.
1936f Paris
Paul Rosenberg, Paris, Le grand siècle, June 15–July 11, 1936, no. 1, as Nature morte au tiroir ouvert, 1880, lent by J.W.
1937e London
Rosenberg & Helft, London, Exhibition of Works by Ingres to Van Gogh, February 25–March 25, 1937, no. 4, pl. II, as Nature morte au miroir, 1883-85.
1938c Paris
Paul Rosenberg, Paris, Les Influences: Ingres à de Segonzac, May 3–13, May 18–June 4, 1938, no. 1, (dated 1885), as Tiroir Ouvert.
1939c New York
Bignou Gallery, New York, Significant Landmarks of 19th Century French Painting, February 20–March 25, 1939, no. 1.
1939g New York
Bignou Gallery, New York, A Selection of 19th and 20th Century French Painting, June–September 1939, no number.
1940d New York
Bignou Gallery, New York, 19th Century French Paintings, March 1940, no. 1.
1940e New York
Bignou Gallery, New York, Paintings and Watercolors by Cézanne, April 1–26, 1940, no. 6.
1940 Detroit
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, The Age of Impressionism and Objective Realism, May 3–June 2, 1940, no. 9.
1941a Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Aspects of French Painting from Cézanne to Picasso, January 15–March 2, 1941, no. 13.
1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, hors catalogue. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.
1999–2000 Riehen/Basel
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland, Cézanne und die Moderne, October 10, 1999–January 9, 2000, no. 7, ill., p. 44, as Nature morte au tiroir ouvert.
2000 Paris
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, De Cézanne à Giacometti : une grande donation aux musées de France [donation Philippe Meyer], October 17–November 19, 2000, no. 9, ill.
2012 Tokyo
National Art Center, Tokyo, Cézanne: Paris-Provence, March 28–May 11, 2012, no. 73, ill.
2013–14 Florence
Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Palazzo Pitti, Impressionisti a Palazzo Pitti : 12 capolavori dal Museo d’Orsay, September 24, 2013–January 5, 2014, n.n., pp. 82-85, ill., as Nature morte au tiroir ouvert.
Published References
Raynal 1936
Raynal, Maurice. Cézanne. Paris: Editions de Cluny, 1936, ill in color frontispiece.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 495, ill. vol. II, as Nature morte au miroir.
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. 56.
Art News 1939a
The Art News (August 12, 1939), p. 15, ill.
Frost 1942
Frost, Rosamund. Contemporary Art: The March of Art from Cézanne until Now. New York: Crown, 1942, p. 48, ill. dated 1883.
Rewald 1986b
Rewald, John. Cézanne: A Biography. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986, p. 118, 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. 343, ill. vol. 2, as Nature morte au tiroir ouvert.
Schmidt-Bauer 2001
Schmidt-Bauer, Silvia. "Die Sammlung Bernhard Koehler." In Die Moderne und ihre Sammler: französische Kunst in deutschem Privatbesitz vom Kaiserreich zur Weimarer Republik, edited by Andrea Pophanken and Felix Billeter. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2001, p. 272.
Berggruen 2001b
Berggruen, Olivier. "Das Reich des Optischen: Cézannes Aquarelle." In Cézanne in Berlin. Berlin: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 2001. Exhibition catalogue, p. 11.
Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 138; vol. 2, p. 100, as Nature morte au tiroir ouvert.
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. 292, ill.
Record last updated October 28, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Nature morte au tiroir ouvert, 1877–79 (FWN 750)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=339 (accessed on April 26, 2024).