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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)
Catalogue entry
FWN 142
Les Peupliers
1879–80
Alternate titles: I pioppi; Les peupliers; Peupliers; Poplars
Rewald (407): 1879–80; Venturi revised: c.1882; Venturi (335): 1879–82; Gowing: 1879; Ratcliffe: c.1880 (same as no. 143)
Oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (65 x 80 cm)
Vollard A stockbook: no. 3316, Paysage tout vert; rideau d'arbres tenant les 3/4 du tableau. au premier plan une maçonnerie, de l'autre côté un petit chemin qui tourne, 65 x 81 cm (200 frs)
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Georges Feydeau, Paris (Feb. 8, 1900);
Feydeau Collection, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Feb. 11, 1901, no. 42
Joseph Reinach, Paris;
Musée du Luxembourg, Paris (1923; 1921, Bequest of Joseph Reinach);
Musée du Louvre, Paris (1929)
Musée du Louvre, galerie du Jeu de Paume, Paris (1947-1986);
Musée d'Orsay, Paris (1986)
Exhibition History
1899b Paris
Galerie Vollard, Paris, Paul Cézanne, November 15–December 1899, no. 13, as Peupliers.1936 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 26, as Les Peupliers, c. 1880, lent by Musée du Louvre, Paris.1941 Albi
Musée d'Albi, Albi, France, Salon Annuel, 1941, no. 596, erroneously listed as previously owned by Caillebotte.1946 Bern
Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland, Ecole de Paris, February 27–March 31, 1946, no. 1, as Les Peupliers, lent by Louvre.1954 Paris
Orangerie, Paris, Hommage à Cézanne, July 2–October 17, 1954, no. 42, lent by Musée du Louvre.1955 Brive-la Gaillarde and traveling
Musées nationaux, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France, Impressionnistes et précurseurs, 1955, no. 31, ill., as Les Peupliers, c. 1880, lent by Musée du Louvre, Paris. Traveled to: La Rochelle, 1955; Rennes, 1955; Angoulême, 1955.1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 21, ill. lent by Louvre.1961 Vienna
Österreichische Galerie, Belvedere, Vienna, Paul Cézanne, April 14–June 18, 1961, no. 13, pl. 9.1961 Aix-en-Provence
Pavillon de Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence, France, Exposition Cézanne: Tableaux, Aquarelles, Dessins, July 1–August 15, 1961, no. 5, pl. 3.1974b Paris
Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne dans les musées nationaux, July 19–October 14, 1974, extended until October 28, no. 26, ill. in b/w, as Les peupliers, c. 1880.1982 Prague and traveling
National Gallery - Waldstein Riding School, Prague, Od Courbeta k Cézannovi: obrazy z let 1848-1886 ze sbírek francouzských muzeí [From Courbet to Cézanne: paintings from 1848-1886, from the collections of French museums], September–October 1982, no. 17, ill. c. 1880. Traveled to: Nationalgalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, December 10, 1982–February 20, 1983.1982–83 Berlin
Nationalgalerie - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Von Courbet bis Cézanne: Französische Malerei 1848-1886, December 10, 1982–February 20, 1983, no. 17, ill. in b/w, as Les Peupliers, c. 1880.1984–85 Los Angeles and traveling
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape, June 28–September 16, 1984, no. 71, ill., as Les Peupliers, c. 1879-82. Traveled to: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, October 23, 1984–January 6, 1985; Grand Palais, Paris, February 4–April 22, 1985 (L’Impressionnisme et le paysage français, see 1985a Paris).1985a Paris
Grand Palais, Paris, L’Impressionnisme et le paysage français, February 4–April 22, 1985, no. 37, ill., as Les Peupliers, c. 1879-82.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 58. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.1998–99 Mexico City
Museo del palacio de bellas artes, Mexico City, Maestros del impresionismo, November 1998–February 1999, pp. 70-73 & 189, ill., as Les Peupliers, 1879-1882.1999–2000 Treviso
Casa dei Carraresi, Treviso, Italy, Da Cézanne a Modrian: impressionismo espressionismo cubismo e il paesaggio del nouvo secolo in Europa 1878-1918, September 11, 1999–January 9, 2000, p. 154, ill., as I pioppi, c. 1879-82, lent by Musée d'Orsay, Paris.2000 Vienna and traveling
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 77, ill., as Les Peupliers, shown in Zürich only. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, May 5–August 13, 2000 (initially planned to end on July 30 the exhibition was extended until August 13).2004–05 Beijing and traveling
National Museum of Art, Beijing, Trésors impressionnistes des collections nationales françaises, October 10–November 24, 2004, no. 46, ill., as Poplars, c. 1879-80. Traveled to: Museum of Art, Shanghai, November 8, 2004–January 25, 2005; Museum of Art, Hong Kong, February 5–April 10, 2005.2006–07 New York and traveling
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde, September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007, no. 31, fig. 35, pp. 34, 337–38, as Les Peupliers. Traveled to: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, February 17–May 13, 2007; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, June 19–September 16, 2007.2009 Reims
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims, France, De Corot à l'art moderne: souvenirs et variations, February 20–May 20, 2009, no. 39, ill., as Les Peupliers, 1879-1882.2009–10 Verona
Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona, Italy, Corot e l'arte moderna - souvenirs et impressions, November 27, 2009–March 3, 2010, no. 75, ill., as I pioppi, 1879-1882.2013 Ornans
Musée Gustave Courbet, Ornans, France, Courbet/Cézanne: La vérité en peinture, June 29–October 14, 2013, no. 50, ill., as Les Peupliers, c. 1879-82.2014 Tokyo
The National Art Center, Japan, Naissance de l'impressionnisme: La liberté de peindre. Collections du musée d'Orsay, July 9–October 20, 2014, no. 43, ill., as Les Peupliers.2017–18 Karlsruhe
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 17, ill.Published References
Novotny 1929
Novotny, Fritz. "Paul Cézanne." Belvedere 8, no. 12 (1929), fig. 31.Besson 1936
Besson, George (introduction). "Paul Cézanne: 1839–1906." Estampes. Paris: Braun & Cie, August 1936 (no. 4), no. 013298 p. 15 (portfolio of 10 color plates).Faure 1936
Faure, Élie. Cézanne. Paris: Editions Braun, 1936, pl. 39.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 335, ill. vol. II, as Les Peupliers.Novotny 1937
Novotny, Fritz. Cézanne. Vienna: Phaidon, 1937, pl. 28.Besson 1938
Besson, George. Cézanne, 10 Planches en couleurs. Paris: Les Éditions Braune & Cie, 1938(?).Combe 1938
Combe, Jacques. "Les ventes: introduction au jeu des enchères." L'Amour de l'art 19, no. 9 (November 1938), ill. p. 365, as Les Peupliers.Barnes and de Mazia 1939
Barnes, Albert C., and Violette de Mazia. The Art of Cézanne. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1939, no. 73, listed.Francastel 1946
Francastel, Pierre. Nouveau Dessin, Nouvelle Peinture: L'école de Paris. Paris: Librairie de Médicis, 1946, pl. XIII.Schildt 1946
Schildt, Göran. Cézanne. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand, 1946, fig. 27.Adhémar et al. 1947
Adhémar, Hélène et al. Catalogue des peintures et sculptures exposées au Musée de l’Impressionnisme (Jeu de Paume des Tuileries): les impressionnistes, leurs précurseurs et leurs contemporains. Paris: Editions des Musées Nationaux, 1947, p. 24, no. 34, as Les Peupliers, c. 1879-1882.Novotny 1947
Novotny, Fritz. Cézanne. London: Phaidon Press, 1947, col. pl. 29, as Les Peupliers, 1879-82.Dorival 1948
Dorival, Bernard. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1948, pl. 57, listed p. 153.Jourdain 1951
Jourdain, Francis. L'Impressionnisme: origines, conséquences. Paris: Collection Le Maîtres, 1951, fig. 35.Adhémar 1958
Adhémar, Hélène. Catalogue des peintures, pastels, sculptures impressionnistes du Musée du Louvre. Paris: Editions des Musées Nationaux, 1958, pp. 21–22, no. 41.Bazin 1958
Bazin, Germain. Trésors de l'impressionnisme au Louvre. Paris: A. Somogy, 1958, ill. p. 275, c. 1879-1882.Sterling and Adhémar 1958
Sterling, Charles, and Hélène Adhémar. La Peinture au Musée du Louvre, vol. I. Paris: Éditions des Musées Nationaux, 1958, fig. 258.Beucken 1962
Beucken, Jean de. Cézanne. New York: Viking Press, 1962, p. 71, Ill. (detail).Ikegami 1969
Ikegami, Chuji. Cézanne. Tokyo: Shueisha, 1969, fig. 17.Brion 1971
Brion, Marcel. Cézanne. Milan: Fratelli Fabbri, 1971, p. 20.Adhémar et al. 1973
Adhémar, Hélène, and Anne Dayez. Musée du Jeu de Paume. Paris: Editions des Musées Nationaux, 1973, listed p. 141, ill. p. 22, as Les Peupliers, c. 1879-82.Schapiro 1973
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. Translated by Louis-Marie Ollivier. Paris: Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1973, p. 58, ill.Elgar 1975
Elgar, Frank. Cézanne. New York: Praeger, 1975, fig. 47.Perucchi-Petri 1975
Perucchi-Petri, Ursula. "War Cézanne Impressionist? Die Begegnung zwischen Cézanne und Pissarro." Du 35, no. 9 (September 1975), p. 62, ill.Ponente 1981
Ponente, Nello, ed. Cézanne e le avanguardie. Rome: Officina Edizioni, 1981, Via: pl. 2.Harris 1982
Harris, Nathaniel. The Art of Cézanne. London: Optimum Books, 1982, p. 45, ill. in color.Müller 1982
Müller, Joseph-Emile. Cézanne. Translated by Jane Brenton. Paris: Fernand Hazan, 1982, pl. 13.Compin et al. 1986
Compin, Isabelle et Anne Roquebert. Catalogue sommaire illustré des peintures du musée du Louvre et du musée d'Orsay. 3, École Française, A-K. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1986, p. 113, ill., as Les peupliers, c. 1879-82.Düchting 1989
Düchting, Hajo. Paul Cézanne: Natur wird Kunst. Cologne: Benedict Taschen Verlag, 1989, p. 21, ill.Lartigue 1995
Lartigue, Charles de. Les paysages de Paul Cézanne. Lyon: Les Créations du Pélican, 1995, p. 69, ill.Sollers 1995
Sollers, Philippe. Le Paradis de Cézanne. Paris: Gallimard, 1995, p. 31, ill.Cahn 1995b
Cahn, Isabelle. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 1995, p. 66, 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. 407, ill. vol. 2, as Les Peupliers.Jensen 2006
Jensen, Robert. "Vollard and Cézanne: An Anatomy of a Relationship." In Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. Exhibition catalogue, p. 34, fig. 35, as Poplars.Chiappini 2011
Chiappini, Rudy. "Quel silenzio, in attesa del tempo della rivelazione." In Cézanne: Les ateliers du midi. Milan: Skira, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 34, fig. 17.Notes
According to Brettell, this work was "probably painted just outside the park of the Château des Marcouvilles in the hamlet of Les Patis." (A Day in the Country, exh. cat., 1984). The work could also have been painted in the area of Melun.
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Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Les Peupliers, 1879–80 (FWN 142)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=401 (accessed on April 26, 2024).
