Catalogue entry

FWN 945

Cinq baigneuses

c.1885

Alternate titles: Badende; Bagnanti; Baigneuses; Cinq Femmes nues; Composition; Five Bathers; Nude Figures

Rewald (554): c.1885; Venturi revised: 1888–90; Venturi (542): 1885–87

Oil on canvas

25 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (65 x 65 cm)

Vollard archives: photo no. 398, Annotated by Cezanne's son: 1885

Kunstmuseum Basel

Keywords

Figure compositions
Bathers and Nudes:
- female bathers / baigneuses »

Provenance

Ambroise Vollard, Paris

Egisto Fabbri, Florence and Paris

Paul Rosenberg, Paris and New York (Nov. 1928)

Alphonse Kann, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Reid & Lefèvre, London

Paul Rosenberg, Paris and New York (June 18, 1952)

Galerie Beyeler, Basel (October 15, 1959)

Kunstmuseum Basel (1960)

Exhibition History

1910a Paris

Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Paul Cézanne, January 10–22, 1910, no. 24, as Cinq Femmes nues, lent by E. Fabbri.

1920 Venice

Biennale, Venice, Italy, Mostra Individuale di Paul Cézanne, April 15–October 31, 1920, no. 24, (dated 1890), as Bagnanti, lent by Fabbri.

1921 Basel

Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Cézanne, February 6–March 6, 1921, no. 43, as Baigneuses, tentative identification, lent by Fabbri.

1936 Basel

Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 42, ill., as Cinq baigneuses, c. 1885, lent by Alphonse Kann, St. Germain-en-Laye.

1938b Amsterdam

Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Honderd jaar Fransche kunst, July 2–September 25, 1938, no. 31, ill., as Cinq baigneuses, lent by A. Kann.

1939a Paris

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. 18, ill., as Cinq baigneuses, 1887, lent by Alphonse Kahn.

1939b London

Rosenberg & Helft, London, Exhibition Cézanne (1839-1906) to celebrate his centenary, April 19–May 20, 1939, no. 12, ill., (dated 1887), lent by A.K.

1952a London

Alex Reid & Lefevre, London, French Masters, XIXth and XXth Century, June–July 1952, no. 5, ill.

1954d New York

Paul Rosenberg, New York, 19th Century French Painting, October 18–November 13, 1954, no. 1.

1960 Basel

Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, La Femme: Peintures and Sculptures, 1960, no. 3, ill.

1989 Basel

Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne: Die Badenden, September 10–December 10, 1989, no. 49, discussed pp. 137–59, pl. 101.

1995–96 Paris and traveling

Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 62, ill. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.

2007–08 Riehen/Basel

Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland, L'autre collection: hommage à Ernst et Hildy Beyeler, August 19, 2007–January 6, 2008, listed p. 278, ill. p. 19, as Cinq baigneuses, 1885-1887.

2009–10 The Hague

Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Cézanne, Picasso, Mondriaan: in nieuw perspectief, October 17, 2009–January 24, 2010, no. 17, ill., as Cinq baigneuses.

2015–16 Basel

Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Cézanne bis Richter: Meisterwerke aus dem Kunstmuseum Basel, February 14, 2015–February 16, 2016, no. 4, ill., as Cinq baigneuses, 1885-87.

2017 Basel

Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland, The Hidden Cézanne: From Sketchbook to Canvas, June 10–September 24, 2017, no. 88, ill.

2022–23 Chicago and traveling

The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cezanne, May 15–September 5, 2022, no. 106, ill. Traveled to: Tate Moderrn, London, October 6, 2022–March 12, 2023.

Published References

Tugendhold 1910b

Tugendhold, Yakov. "Nudity in French Art." Apollon (1910), ill. between pp. 24 and 25.

Hausenstein 1913

Hausenstein, Wilhelm. Der nackte Mensch in der Kunst aller Zeiten und Völker. Munich: R. Piper10, 1913, fig. 69.

Vollard 1916

Vollard, Ambroise. "Cézanne and Zola." Translated by Enrique Cross. The Soil 1, no. 1 (December 1916), p. 15, ill.

Henraux 1920

Henraux, Lucien. "I Cézanne della raccolta Fabbri." Dedalo vol. 1, no. 1 (1920), ill. p. 70, as Bagnanti, 1890.

Gasquet 1921a

Gasquet, Joachim. "Cézanne à l'atelier." L'Amour de l'art 2, 10 (October 1921), ill. p. 332, as Baigneuses.

Fontainas and Vauxcelles 1922

Fontainas, André and Louis Vauxcelles. "Paul Cézanne." Histoire générale de l'art français de la Révolution à nos jours: la peinture, la gravure, le dessin. Paris: Librairie de France, 1922, ill. p. 234, as Baigneuses.

Fry 1926

Fry, Roger. "Le développement de Cézanne." L'Amour de l'art 7, no. 12 (December 1926), ill. p. 418, as Composition.

Pfister 1927

Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 88, as Badende (Photo: Thannhauser).

Fry 1927a

Fry, Roger. Cézanne: A Study of His Development. New York: Macmillan, 1927, p. 85, fig. 51, pl. XXXVIII.

Gasquet 1928

Gasquet, Joachim. Cézanne: 24 phototypies. Paris: Librairie de France, [1928], [pl. 14], as Baigneuses.

Peschcke-Koedt 1934b

Peschcke-Koedt, Matthias. "Tidens Kunst: og Fremtidens." Samleren 11 (May 1934), p. 80, ill. detail of seated figure as well.

Iavorskaia 1935a

Iavorskaia, Nina. Cézanne. Moscow: Ogiz-Izogiz, 1935, pl. 39.

Venturi 1936b

Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 542, ill. vol. II, as Cinq baigneuses.

Dorival 1948

Dorival, Bernard. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1948, pl. 165, listed p. 174.

Fry 1952

Fry, Roger. Cézanne: A Study of his Developement. London: Hogarth Press, 1952, p. 85, pl. XXXVIII fig. 51, as Nude Figures.

Berthold 1958

Berthold, Gertrude. Cézanne und die alten Meister. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 1958, p. 40, fig. 57.

Chappuis 1962

Chappuis, Adrien. Les dessins de Paul Cézanne au cabinet des estampes du Musée des beaux-arts de Bâle. Olten and Lausanne: Urs Graf, 1962, vol. 1, p. 74, fig. 34.

Grünigen 1964

Grünigen, Berchtold von. Vom Impressionismus zum Tachismus. Basel: Birkhäuser, 1964, p. 25, fig. 29.

Lindsay 1969a

Lindsay, Jack. "Cézanne and Zola." Art and Artists 4, no. 6 (September 1969), p. 24, ill.

Brion 1971

Brion, Marcel. Cézanne. Milan: Fratelli Fabbri, 1971, ill. p. 23.

Huyghe 1971

Huyghe, René. Impressionism. London: Bracken Books, 1971, p. 115, ill.

Reff 1977b

Reff, Theodore. "Cézanne's Late Bather Paintings." Arts Magazine 52, no. 2 (October 1977), p. 117, fig. 6.

Geist 1980

Geist, Sidney. "Cézanne: Metamorphosis of the Self." Artscribe, no. 26 (December 1980), pp. 14–15, fig. 13.

Krumrine 1980

Krumrine, Mary Louise. "Cézanne's Bathers: Form and Content." Arts Magazine 54, no. 9 (May 1980), pp. 119, 120, fig. 18.

Jouffroy 1981

Jouffroy, Jean Pierre. La Mesure de Nicolas de Staél. Neuchâtel: Editions Ides et Calendes, 1981, p. 170, ill.

Ballas 1983

Ballas, Guila. "Unknown Sources for Cézanne's Women Bathers." In Norms and Variations in Art: Essays in Honor of Moshe Barasch. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1983, pp. 189, 191.

Wetzel 1984

Wetzel, Christoph. Paul Cézanne: Leben u. Werk. Stuttgart/Zurich: Belser, 1984, p. 51, ill. in color.

Pickvance and Takumi 1986

Pickvance, Ronald, and Hideo Takumi. Cézanne. Tokyo: Tokyo Shimbun, 1986. Exhibition catalogue, p. 127, ill. b/w.

Kendall 1988

Kendall, Richard, ed. Cézanne: By Himself. London: Macdonald, 1988, p. 123, ill.

Plazy 1988

Plazy, Gilles. Cézanne ou la peinture absolue. Paris: Editions Liana Levi, 1988, p. 107, ill. in color.

Teboul 1988

Teboul, Jacques. Les Victoires de Cézanne. Paris: Adam Biro, 1988, no. 42, ill.

Du 1989

"Das Tor zur Moderne. Paul Cézanne in Schweizer Sammlungen." Du 49, no. 9 (September 1989), p. 35, ill.

Thomson 1992

Thomson, Richard. "The creative copy in late nineteenth-century French art." In Drawings: Masters and Methods: Raphael to Redon Papers presented to the Ian Woodner Master Drawings Symposium at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, ed. by Diana Dethloff. London: Philip Wilson Publishers in association with The Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1992, p. 35, fig. 37, as Five Bathers, c. 1885-87.

Verdi 1992

Verdi, Richard. Cézanne. London and New York: Thames & Hudson, 1992, p. 136, fig. 115.

Krumrine 1995

Krumrine, Mary Louise. "Du plongeon aux baigneuses." Dossier de l'art (Dijon), no. 25 (September - October 1995), ill. pp. 50-51, 1885-87.

Patin 1995

Patin, Sylvie. Cézanne. Paris: Editions Hazan, 1995, p. 68.

Sollers 1995

Sollers, Philippe. Le Paradis de Cézanne. Paris: Gallimard, 1995, p. 48-9, ill.

Cahn 1995b

Cahn, Isabelle. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 1995, p. 124, ill.

Garb 1996

Garb, Tamar. "Visuality and Sexuality in Cézanne's Late Bathers." Oxford Art Journal 19, no. 2 (1996), p. 51, fig. 7.

Krumrine 1996

Krumrine, Mary Louise. "Paris and London: Cézanne." The Burlington Magazine 138, no. 1117 (April 1996), fig. 48 p. 266, as Cinq baigneuses, 1877-78.

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. 554, ill. vol. 2, as Cinq baigneuses.

Boehm 2000a

Boehm, Gottfried. "Cézanne and the Unfinished." In Cézanne: Finished, Unfinished. Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz, 2000. Exhibition catalogue, p. 30, fig. 1, as Five Bathers.

Ballas 2002

Ballas, Guila. Cézanne: baigneuses et baigneurs: thème et composition. Paris: Adam Biro, 2002, ill. pp. 67 and 101 (detail), p. 277, no. 19, ill., as Cinq baigneuses, 1885-87.

Benedetti 2002

Benedetti, Maria Teresa. "Cézanne: le idee, la mostra." In Cezanne: Il padre dei moderni. Milano: Mazzotta, 2002. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 29.

Athanassoglou-Kallmyer 2003

Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, Nina M. Cézanne and Provence: The Painter in His Culture. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2003, p. 199, fig. 5.12, as Cinq baigneuses.

Dittmann 2005

Dittmann, Lorenz. Die Kunst Cézannes: Farbe, Rythmus, Symbolik. Cologne: Böhlau, 2005, p. 194, ill. in b/w.

Bardazzi 2007b

Bardazzi, Francesca, ed. Cézanne in Florence: Two Collectors and the 1910 Exhibition of Impressionism. Translated by John Venerella. Milan: Mondadori Electa, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, p. 263, fig. 24, as Cinq baigneuses, with erroneous illustration.

Machotka 2008

Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 152; vol. 2, p. 112, as Cinq baigneuses.

Simms 2008

Simms, Matthew. Cézanne's watercolors: between drawing and painting. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2008, p. 175, fig. 124.

Elderfield 2009

Elderfield, John. "Picasso's Extreme Cézanne." In Cézanne and Beyond. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art; New Haven: In association with Yale University Press, 2009. Exhibition catalogue, p. 218, fig. 8.14, as Five Bathers.

Green 2009

Green, Christopher. "Cézanne and Léger: Realizing Sensations." In Cézanne and Beyond. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art; New Haven: In association with Yale University Press, 2009. Exhibition catalogue, p. 187, fig. 7.2, as Five Bathers, dated 1885–87.

Benedetti 2013b

Benedetti, Maria Teresa. "Gli artisti italiani e Cézanne." In Cézanne et gli artisti italiani del '900. Milan: Skira, 2013. Exhibition catalogue, p. 45, fig. 41.

Lloyd 2015

Lloyd, Christopher. Paul Cézanne, Drawings and Watercolors. London and Los Angeles: Thames & Hudson and John Paul Getty Museum, 2015, p. 179, fig. 122, dated 1885–87.

Dombrowski, Ireson and Patry 2021

Dombrowski, André, Nancy Ireson, and Sylvie Patry, eds. Cézanne in the Barnes Foundation. New York: Rizzoli Electa in association with The Barnes Foundation, 2021, p. 100, fig. 2, as Five Bathers.

Nagaï 2022a

Nagaï, Takanori. Truth in Panting: The Meaning of Cezanne's Practices for Modernizing Society. Tokyo: Sangesha Publishers Inc., 2022, pl. 46.

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Record last updated November 30, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Cinq baigneuses, c.1885 (FWN 945)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=541 (accessed on April 20, 2024).