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 944
Baigneuses devant une tente
1883–85 (possibly earlier)
Alternate titles: Baigneuses; Baigneuses d'Aix; Baigneuses devant la tente; Frauen nach dem Bade vor einem Zelt; Frauen vor einem Zelt; La Tente; Stan; Tältet
Rewald (553): 1883–85 (possibly earlier); Venturi revised: 1885–88; Venturi (543): 1883–85; Vollard: 1878; Ratcliffe: 1885–86
Oil on canvas
24 13/16 x 33 1/16 in. (63 x 84 cm)
Vollard A stockbook: no. 3472, huile; femmes nues à côté d'un grand arbre des branches duquel pend une linge à la manière d'une tente, 64 x 81 cm (150 frs)
Vollard B stockbook: no. 3806, Baigneuses, 63 x 81 cm (300 frs)
Vollard archives: photo no. 151, Annotated by Cezanne's son: circa 1880
Provenance
Exhibition History
Galerie Vollard, Paris, Paul Cézanne, November 11–December 15, 1895.
Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, Paris, Salle Cézanne, October 15–November 15, 1904, no number.
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, French Art, Spring 1917, no. 4, as La Tente, lent by Klas Fåhræus, Stockholm.
Galerie Styles, 50 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, Nu féminin d'Ingres à nos jours, February 20-March 15, 1922, extended to March 25.
S.V.U. Mánes, Municipal House, Prague, Francouzské umění XIX. a XX. století [French Art of the 19th–20th Centuries], May 26–June 1923, no. 146, as Stan, lent by Halvorsen.
S.V.U. Mánes, Pavillon Mánes, Prague, Francouzští mistři [French Masters], December 1923, no. 30, as Stan (tente).
Leicester Galleries, London, Paintings and Drawings by Paul Cézanne, June–July 1925, no. 12, ill. in b/w, as Baigneuses d'Aix, [lent by Halvorsen].
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. 5, as Baigneuses devant une tente, 1883, lent by W. Halvorsen, Oslo.
Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, Mästerverk i fransk 1800-talskonst [Masterpieces of 19th century French art], December 1–31, 1935, no. 1, ill., as Baigneuses devant une tente, lent by Private collection, Norway.
Palais National des Arts, Paris, Chefs-d'oeuvres de l'art français [World's Fair], June–October 1937, no. 252, as Baigneuses, lent by Halvorsen.
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway, Paul Cezanne: 28 malerier, November 13–December 1, 1954, no. 15, ill., as Baigneuses devant la tente, c. 1883-85, lent by Ragnar Moltzau, Oslo.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark, From Renoir to Villon, June 27–August 1, 1956, no. 13, ill.
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 37, ill. lent by Ragnar Moltzau, Oslo.
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Moltzau Collection, February 9–March 31, 1957, no. 16, ill. Traveled to: Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands, April 19–June 11, 1957; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, August 23–September 20, 1958; The Tate Gallery, London, October 3–November 2, 1958.
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, From Cézanne to Picasso: The Moltzau Collection, August 23–September 20, 1958, no. 20. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, October 3–November 2, 1958.
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Französische Malerei des 19. Jahrhunderts, von David bis Cézanne, October 7, 1964–January 6, 1965, no. 23, ill.
Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne: Die Badenden, September 10–December 10, 1989, no. 45, pl. 92.
Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany, Cézanne Gemälde, January 16–May 2, 1993, no. 34, ill.
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Cézanne i blickpunkten, October 17, 1997–January 11, 1998, no. 35, ill., pp. 104–07 (dated 1883–85).
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Cézanne and the Russian Avant-Garde, August 9–September 24, 1998, no. 17, ill., (dated 1880–85). Traveled to: Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, October 15–November 18, 1998 (exhibition catalogue in Russian; text by Albert Kostenevich).
Palazzo Grassi, Venice, Italy, De Puvis de Chavannes à Matisse et Picasso: vers l'art moderne, February 10–June 6, 2002, no. 51, ill., as Baigneuses devant la tente, 1883-1885.
Tiroler Landesmusuem Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck, Austria, In freier Natur - Von Cézanne bis Picasso, May 4–September 28, 2003, no. 13, ill., as Baigneuses devant la tente, 1883-85.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Cézanne in Provence, January 29–May 7, 2006, no. 116, ill., (dated 1883–85), shown in Washington only. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 9–September 17, 2006.
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity, October 25, 2012–February 17, 2013, no. 141, ill.
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 42, ill.
Published References
Hausenstein, Wilhelm. Der nackte Mensch in der Kunst aller Zeiten und Völker. Munich: R. Piper10, 1913, fig. 151.
Roosval, Johnny. "Om Herr Klas Fåhraeus' Konstsamling." Konst och Konstnärer (1913), p. 106, ill. of picture hanging in gallery.
Vollard, Ambroise. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Vollard, 1914, pls. 30, 45, and 47, as Baigneuses devant la tente.
Fry, Roger. "'Paul Cézanne' by Ambroise Vollard: Paris, 1915, A Review." The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 31, no. 173 (August 1917), pl. II.
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 127 Tonätzungen und fünfzehn Heliogravüren. Munich: R. Piper, 1918, ill. p. 113.
Vauvrecy; Paul Cézanne. "Vie de Cézanne'';''Lettres de Cézanne." L'Esprit nouveau: revue internationale d'esthétique, no. 2 (1920), ill. p. 136.
Léon-Martin, Louis. "Les expositions parisiens: Galerie Styles: Le nu." Le Crapouillot: arts, lettres, spectacles (Paris) (March 16, 1922), p. 28, ill., as Baigneuses.
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck. Munich: R. Piper, 1922, ill. p. 134, as Frauen nach dem Bade vor einem Zelt, c. 1878.
jč. "Kulturní kronika: Francouzští mistři [Cultural Chronicle: French Masters]." Lidové noviny (Brno) (December 13, 1923), p. 7, as Stan.
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 207, listed.
Z. "Výtvarné umění: Tři choří vůdcové. (Závěrem k Francouzské výstavě.) I. [Fine Art: Three ill leaders. (Final remarks on the French exhibition) I.]." Národní listy (Prague) (July 18, 1923), p. 4, as Stan.
Meier-Graefe, Julius. "Cézanne." In Entwicklungsgeschichte der modernen Kunst vol. 3. Munich: R. Piper & Co., [1924] (copyright 1915), pl. 493, as Frauen vor einem Zelt, c. 1878.
"Exhibition of Cézanne's Work in London." The Art News Vol. 23, Issue 38 (July 18, 1925), p. 8, ill., as Baigneuses devant une tente.
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne. translated by J. Holroyd-Reece. London: Ernest Benn, 1927, pl. XXV.
Jamot, Paul. "L'art français en Norvège." La Renaissance (Paris; New York), vol. 12, no. 2 (February 1929), p. 101, ill. p. 79, as Baigneuses, Walther Halvorsen collection.
Hildebrandt, Hans. Die Kunst des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Potsdam: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft Athenaion, 1931, pl. 9.
Waldemar-George. "The Twilight of a God." Apollo 14 (August 1931), p. 74, ill. in color.
Stein, Gertrude. The Autobiography of Alice B. Tolkas. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1933, (quoted above).
Hoppe, Ragnar. "Från Corot till van Gogh: Femton mästerverk av franska målare och bildhuggare i Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet [From Corot to van Gogh: Fifteen masterpieces by French painters and sculptors in the Swedish-French Art Gallery]." Konstrevy (Stockholm) XI (1935), ill. p. 167, as Baigneuses devant une tente.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 543, ill. vol. II, as Baigneuses devant la tente.
Vollard, Ambroise. Souvenirs d'un marchand de tableaux. Paris: Albin Michel, 1937, pl. 33.
Larguier, Léo. Cézanne ou la lutte avec l'ange de la peinture. Paris: René Julliard, 1947, ill. opp. p. 129.
Berthold, Gertrude. Cézanne und die alten Meister. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1958, p. 38, fig. 37.
Giry, Marcel. "Le paysage à figures chez Othon Friesz." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 69, periode 6 (January 1967), p. 46, fig. 1.
Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich. Essays on Art, 1915–33. New York: G. Wittenborn, 1971, fig. 6, pp. 19–30.
Stokes, Adrian. "Cézanne." In The Critical Writings of Adrian Stokes, vol. 2, 1937–58. London: Thames & Hudson, 1978, fig. 97 (commentary, p. 268).
Krumrine, Mary Louise. "Cézanne's Bathers: Form and Content." Arts Magazine 54, no. 9 (May 1980), p. 118, fig. 13.
Düchting, Hajo. Paul Cézanne: Natur wird Kunst. Cologne: Benedict Taschen Verlag, 1989, p. 142, ill.
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne's Early Imagery. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989, p. 19, fig. 7.
Garb, Tamar. "Visuality and Sexuality in Cézanne's Late Bathers." Oxford Art Journal 19, no. 2 (1996), p. 54, fig. 11.
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. 553, ill. vol. 2, as Baigneuses devant une tente.
Ballas, Guila. Cézanne: baigneuses et baigneurs: thème et composition. Paris: Adam Biro, 2002, p. 276, no. 5, ill., as Baigneuses, c. 1885.
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Zur Rezeptionsgeschichte Cézannes in Deutschland." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel,
Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 155, ill.
Jansen, Isabelle. Franz Marc et l'art du XIXe siècle. Paris: Maison des sciences de l'homme, 2007, pp. 54-56, fig. 24, as Baigneuses devant la tente.
Bonzen, Ina. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart - Die Sammlung. Meisterwerke vom 14. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert. München / Stuttgart: Hirmer, 2008, p. 164, No. 105.
Colrat, Jean. Cézanne: Joindre les mains errantes de la nature. Paris-Sorbonne: PUPS, 2013, p. 139, pl. 41.
Eiling, Alexander. "Cézanne's Metamorphoses." In Cézanne Metamorphoses. Munich and Karlsruhe: Prestel and Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 5.
Force, Christel H. "'A Viking Sailing over the Savage Sea, Far, Far to the North': Walther halvorsen." In Pioneers of the Global Art Market, Paris-Based Dealer Networks, 1850–1950. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020, pp. 147, 155 (n. 80).
Record last updated January 31, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Baigneuses devant une tente, 1883–85 (possibly earlier) (FWN 944)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=540 (accessed on October 15, 2024).
