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 805-TA
Crâne
c.1885 (?)
Alternate titles: Skull; Tête de mort
Rewald (565): 1885 (?); Venturi revised: 1900–1904; Venturi (751): c.1900
Oil on canvas
13 1/16 x 17 11/16 in. (33.2 x 45 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Cézanne, February 6–March 6, 1921, no. 26, as Tête de mort, lent by Loeser.
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, L'Œuvre du XXe siècle, May–June 1952, no. 12, as Crâne, 1900, lent by the Gouvernement of the USA. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, opening July 15, 1952.
Tate Gallery, London, XXth century masterpieces : an exhibition of paintings and sculpture, July 15–August 17, 1952, no. 9, as Skull, lent by the United States Government.
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Cézanne Portraits, June 13–September 24, 2017, no. 70, ill. shown in Washington only.
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Cézanne Portraits, June 13–September 24, 2017, no. 26.4 Traveled to: National Portrait Gallery, London, October 26, 2017–February 11, 2018; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C, March 25–July 1, 2018.
Published References
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 751, ill. vol. II, as Crâne.
Kloss, William. Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride. Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association, 1992, p. 302, 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. 565, ill. vol. 2, as Crâne.
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. 268, fig. 42, as Skull.
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Record last updated January 15, 2019. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Crâne, c.1885 (?) (FWN 805-TA)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=552 (accessed on May 1, 2025).
