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 773
Pommes et biscuits
1879–80
Alternate titles: Äpfel und Gebäck; Apples and Biscuits; Fruits, serviette et boîte à lait; La table; Les pommes; Manzanas y galletas; Nature morte; Nature morte - Pommes rouges; Nature morte aux pommes; Pommes rouges; Pommes sur une table; Still Life
Rewald (431): 1879–80; Venturi revised: 1879–82; Venturi (343): 1879–82; Rivière: 1880; Gowing: 1879 [erroneously also 1877] (Burlington)
Oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21 5/8 in. (46 x 55 cm)
Vollard A stockbook: no. 3493, quatorze pommes sur une table; à droite une petite assiette blanche et bleue coupée -- huile, 45 x 55 cm (150 frs)
Vollard archives: photo no. 149, Annotated by Cezanne's son: circa 1880 ; in another hand: 1873
Provenance
Exhibition History
Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, Germany, Sammlung Marczell von Nemes, Budapest, Summer 1912, no. 114, ill.
Budapest Museum, Budapest, Hungary, First Exhibition of Socialized Art Treasures, 1918, no. 5.
Mucsarnok, Budapest, Hungary, First Exhibition of Socialized Art Treasures, 1919, no. 5, lent by Herzog.
Paul Rosenberg, Paris, Exposition d’oeuvres importantes de grands maîtres du dix-neuvième siècle prétées au profit de la Cité Universitaire de l’Université de Paris, May 18–June 27, 1931, no. 3, ill., as Nature morte - Pommes rouges, 1880, lent by Gabriel Cognacq.
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne, May 20–October 11, 1936, no. 54, (dated c. 1882–85), as Pommes rouges, lent by Cognacq.
Palais National des Arts, Paris, Chefs-d'oeuvres de l'art français [World's Fair], June–October 1937, no. 250, ill., p. 486, as Pommes rouges, lent by Gabriel Cognac.
Paul Rosenberg, Paris, Exposition Cézanne (1839-1906), organisée à l'occasion de son centenaire au profit de l’œuvre de l'allaitement maternel, February 21–April 1, 1939, no. 7, ill., as Pommes et biscuits, 1882, lent by Gabriel Cognacq.
Wildenstein Galleries, London, Homage to Paul Cézanne, July 1939, no. 23, lent by Gabriel Cognacq.
Musée de Lyon, Lyon, France, Les Grands Courants de la peinture contemporaine, 1949, no. 20, fig. 6.
Galerie Kaganovitch, Paris, Oeuvres choisies du XIXe siècle, May 22–July 5, 1950, no. 6, as Nature morte aux pommes, lent by Private collection.
J. & H. Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Salon du demi-siècle, April 21–June 16, 1951, no. 9, as Nature morte.
Orangerie, Paris, Collection Jean Walter – Paul Guillaume, January 1966, no. 5, ill.
Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne dans les musées nationaux, July 19–October 14, 1974, extended until October 28, no. 30, ill. in b/w, as Pommes et biscuits, c. 1880.
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, La Nature morte et l'objet de Delacroix à Picasso, opening May 27, 1983, no no., listed p. 15, as Pommes et biscuits.
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 78, ill. shown in Paris and Philadelphia only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.
Musée des Beaux-Arts Bunkamura, Tokyo, Chefs d’œuvre du Musée de l'Orangerie : collection Jean Walter et Paul Guillaume, November 14, 1998–February 14, 1999, no. 3, ill., as Pommes et biscuits. Traveled to: Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, Japan, February 23–April 7, 1999; Musée départemental d'arts, Hiroshima, Japan, April 17–June 27, 1999; Musée départemental d'art moderne, Niigata, Japan, July 10–September 12, 1999; Musée national d'art moderne, Kyoto, Japan, September 21–November 14, 1999; Musée d'art moderne, Taipei, Taiwan, November 4, 1999–March 1, 2000; Museum of fine arts, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, 2000.
Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, From Renoir to Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée de l'Orangerie, June 1–October 15, 2000, no. 22, ill., as Pommes et biscuits, c. 1880. Traveled to: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, November 12, 2000–February 25, 2001; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, March 29–May 20, 2001; Art Gallery New Soth Wales, Sydney, June 1–July 29, 2001; National Gallery of Victoria on Russell, Melbourne, Australia, August 10–September 30, 2001; Fundación La Caixa - CaixaForum, Barcelona, Spain, April 11–June 30, 2002.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Forma. El ideal clásico en el arte moderno, October 9, 2001–January 13, 2002, no. 33, p. 204, ill. p. 103, as Manzanas y galletas, 1879-80, lent by Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris.
Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France, Cézanne: quartoze chefs-œuvres du musée de l'Orangerie, December 16, 2003–April 15, 2004, no. 4, ill., as Pommes et biscuits.
Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Italy, Cézanne, Renoir: 30 capolavori dal Musée de l'Orangerie. I 'classici' dell'Impressionismo dalla collezione Paul Guillaume, March 22–July 3, 2005, no number, pp. 88–89, ill., as Pommes et biscuits.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne and Beyond, February 26–May 17, 2009, pl. 189, p. 483 (dated 1885–90), as Pommes et biscuits.
Palazzo Reale, Milan, Cézanne/Renoir, Capolovori dal Musée de l'Orangerie, March 19–June 30, 2024, no. 49, ill. Traveled to: Fondation Gianadda, Martigny, France, July 13–November 19, 2024 (Titled: Cézanne - Renoir, Regards croisés); Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, January 17–May 7, 2025; Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, May 29–September 7, 2025; Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea, September 20, 2025–January 25, 2026.
Published References
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 209, listed.
Bernard, Emile. Souvenirs sur Paul Cézanne: une conversation avec Cézanne: la méthode de Cézanne. Paris: R.G. Michel, 1925, i l. opposite p. 109.
Baldass, Ludwig. "[The Collection of Baron Herzog]." Magyar Muvészet 3 (1927), p. 205, ill.
Runnquist, Harry. "Utställningar i Paris under Sommaren 1931." Konstrevy (Stockholm) VII (1931), ill. p. 112, as Nature morte.
Tourrette, Gilles de la. "Paul Cézanne." Art et les Artistes 32 (July 1936), p. 337, ill., as Nature morte aux pommes, dated circa 1882.
Rewald, John. "Cézanne et son oeuvre." L'Art sacré: revue mensuelle, special number, Cézanne (May 1936), p. 8, fig. 11 p. 16, as Les pommes.
Huyghe, René. "Cézanne et son oeuvre." L'Amour de l'art 17, no. 5 (May 1936), fig. 63 p. 178, as Nature morte aux pommes, c. 1885.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 343, ill. vol. II, as Pommes et biscuits.
Barnes, Albert C., and Violette de Mazia. The Art of Cézanne. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1939, no. 84, ill. p. 214 (analysis pp. 340–41).
Auzas, Pierre. Peintures de Cézanne. Paris: Editions du Chêne, 1946, pl. VII (in color), as Pommes et biscuits, dated 1879–82.
Hartlaub, G.F. Die Impressionisten in Frankreich. Wiesbaden: Emil Vollmer Verlag, [c. 1953], ill. p. 47, as Äpfel und Gebäck.
Roger-Marx, Claude. Les Impressionnistes. Paris: Hachette, 1956, p. 82, as Still Life.
"La collection Walter - Paul Guillaume au Musée de l'Orangerie." Les Nouvelles littéraires (Paris), January 20, 1966, ill. p. 1, as Pommes et biscuits.
Musée de l'Orangerie. Collection Jean Walter - Paul Guillaume. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1966, no. 5, as Pommes et biscuits.
Harris, Nathaniel. The Art of Cézanne. London: Optimum Books, 1982, p. 58, ill. in color.
Hoog, Michael et al. Cahiers - Musée d’art et d’essai. no. 11, La nature morte et l’objet de Delacroix à Picasso. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1983, p. 15 (liste des œuvres exposée), as Pommes et biscuits.
Hoog, Michael et al. Le petit journal des grandes expositions. no. 11, Musée d’art et d’essai : 5 présentations temporaires d’oeuvres du musée du Louvre et des collections publiques; 1. La nature morte et l’objet de Delacroix à Picasso; […]. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1983, ill. p. 2, as Pommes et biscuits.
Hoog, Michel. Musée de l’Orangerie: catalogue de la collection Jean Walter et Paul Guillaume. Paris: Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 1986, p. 22, no. 5, ill., as Fruits, serviette et boîte à lait.
Hoog, Michel. Catalogue of the Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume Collection. Translated by Barbara Shuey. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1987, pp. 22–23, no. 5, as Apples and Biscuits.
Hoog, Michel. "Une Nature morte de Cézanne reconstituée." Revue du Louvre - la revue des musées de France, no. 3 (July 1992), p. 64, fig. 1, as Pommes et biscuits.
Baron, Jean-Marie and Pascal Bonafoux. Cézanne: Les Natures Mortes. Paris: Editions Herscher, 1993, cover, ill.
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. 431, ill. vol. 2, as Pommes et biscuits.
Smith, Paul. Interpreting Cézanne. London: Tate Publishing, 1996, p. 64, fig. 52, as Apples and Biscuits.
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. "The Path to Les Lauves: A History of Cézanne's Studios." In Atelier Cézanne, 1902–2002: Le centenaire. Aix-en-Provence: Société Paul Cézanne, 2002, fig. 18, ill. in color.
Breidbach, Angela. Anschauungsraum bei Cézanne. Cézanne und Helmholtz. Munich: Wilhelm Fink, 2003, p. 83, ill.
Bernstein, Roberta. "Cézanne and Johns: 'At Every Point in Nature There Is Something to See.'" In Cézanne and Beyond. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art; New Haven: In association with Yale University Press, 2009. Exhibition catalogue, p. 483, pl. 189, as Apples and Biscuits, dated 1885–90.
Shiff, Richard. "Lucky Cézanne (Cézanne Tychique)." In Cézanne and Beyond. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. Exhibition catalogue, p. 66, ill., p. 483, pl. 189, as Apples and Biscuits, dated 1885–90.
Fraisset, Michel. "La vite silenziose di Cézanne." In Cézanne: les ateliers du midi. Milan: Skira, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 73, fig. 44.
Gloor, Lukas. "Art History in the Making: The Reception of Cézanne between 1920 and 1950." In Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 2012. Exhibition catalogue, p. 199, fig. 112, as Apples and Biscuits.
Chiappini, Rudy. "I temi prediletti del padre della modernità." In Cézanne e gli artisti italiani del '900. Milan: Skira, 2013. Exhibition catalogue, p. 98, fig. 2.
Elderfield, John, Mary Morton, Xavier Rey. Cézanne Portraits. London and Princeton, N,J.: National Portrait Gallery Publications and Princeton University Press, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 41.
Dauberville, Guy-Patrice, and Floriane Dauberville. Paul Cezanne chez Bernheim-Jeune. Paris: Editions G-P.F. Dauberville & Archives Bernheim-Jeune, 2020, no. 40, ill., as Pommes sur une table, Collection Gabriel Cognacq.
Record last updated June 21, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Pommes et biscuits, 1879–80 (FWN 773)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=423 (accessed on December 8, 2024).
