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Catalogue entry

FWN 661
Femme nue (Léda?)
c.1887
Alternate titles: Femme nue; Femme nue (Léda, II); Femme nue couchée; Femme nue et poires; Femme nue [Léda, II?]; La Léda; Leda; Leda mit dem Schwan; Nana; Nu féminin; Nude Woman (Leda); Reclining Nude; Studie zu "Nana" von Zola
Rewald (590): 1885–87; Venturi revised: 1888–90; Venturi (551): 1886–90; Vollard: 1880
Oil on canvas stretched on pasteboard
17 5/16 x 24 3/8 in. (44 x 62 cm)
Vollard W stockbook: no. 4435, femme nue (Nana); huile, 44 x 63 (75,000)
Vollard archives: photo no. 418, Annotated by Cezanne's son: projet pour Nana, circa 1880

Keywords

Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Galerie Thannhauser, Lucerne (Feb. 29, 1924)
Baron Eduard Von der Heydt, Ascona (Jan. 3 1928);
Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal
Exhibition History
1909b Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, XII. Jahrgang, III. Ausstellung, November 17–December 12, 1909, no. 24, as Studie zu "Nana" von Zola, lent by Vollard.
1922d Paris
Paul Rosenberg, Paris, Œuvres de grands maitres du dix-neuvième siècle, May 3–June 3, 1922, no. 8, as Nana, 1880, lent by Vollard.
1923a Prague
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. 145, as Nana, lent by Vollard.
1927c Berlin
Galerie Thannhauser, Vereinshaus der Berliner Künstler, Berlin, Erste Sonderausstellung in Berlin, January 9–mid-February, 1927, no. 19, ill., as Leda, lent by Thannhauser.
1928 Düsseldorf
Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Düsseldorf, Germany, Lebende ausländische Kunst aus rheinischem Privatbesitz, September 30–October 31, 1928.
1931 Frankfurt am Main
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Vom Abbild zum Sinnbild, June 3–July 3, 1931, no. 22, as Leda, lent by Private collection.
1946 Bern
Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland, Ecole de Paris, February 27–March 31, 1946, no. 2, as Femme nue, lent by Baron von der Heydt, Ascona.
1974 Tokyo and traveling
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Cézanne, March 30–May 19, 1974, no. 37. Traveled to: Municipal Museum, Kyoto, Japan, June 1–July 17, 1974; Cultural Center, Fukuoka, Japan, July 24–August 18, 1974.
1993 Tübingen
Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany, Cézanne Gemälde, January 16–May 2, 1993, no. 35, ill.
2000 Vienna and traveling
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 58, ill., (dated 1885–87), as Femme nue [Léda, II?]. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, May 5–August 13, 2000 (initially planned to end on July 30 the exhibition was extended until August 13).
2004 Bologna
Gallerie d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy, The Nude: Ideal and Reality from Neoclassicism to Today, January 22–May 9, 2004, no. 81, ill., as Nude Woman (Leda), c. 1886-1890.
2007–08 Vienna
Belvedere, Vienna, Wien–Paris: Van Gogh, Cézanne und Österreichs Moderne, 1880–1960, October 3, 2007–January 13, 2008, ill., p. 295, as Femme nue couchée, c. 1886/90.
2008 Humlebæk
Louisiana Museum of Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, Cézanne & Giacometti: Paths of Doubt, February 20–June 29, 2008, no. 24, ill. p. 60, as Femme nue (Léda, II), 1885-86, lent by Von der Heydt.
2011–12 Paris
Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, Cézanne et Paris, October 12, 2011–February 26, 2012, no. 50, ill., p. 101, as Femme nue [Léda, II?], 1886-90 ? lent by von der Heydt Museum.
2012–13 Budapest
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary, Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity, October 25, 2012–February 17, 2013, no. 57, ill.
2017–18 Karlsruhe
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 55, ill.
2022–23 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cezanne, May 15–September 5, 2022, no. 54, ill. 1885–87. Traveled to: Tate Moderrn, London, October 6, 2022–March 12, 2023.
Published References
Vollard 1914
Vollard, Ambroise. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Vollard, 1914, pl. 5, as La Léda.
Fry 1917
Fry, Roger. "'Paul Cézanne' by Ambroise Vollard: Paris, 1915, A Review." The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 31, no. 173 (August 1917), pl. II.
Janneau 1922
Janneau, Guillaume. "Les grandes expositions: maîtres du siècle passé." La Renaissance de l'art français et des industries de luxe (Paris), vol. 5, no. 5 (May 1922), p. 342, as L'Ananas.
Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 208, listed.
Arishima 1925
Arishima, Ikuma. Sezannu [Cézanne]. Tokyo: Ars, 1925, pl. 43.
Meier-Graefe 1927a
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne. translated by J. Holroyd-Reece. London: Ernest Benn, 1927, pl. XV.
Budde 1928
Budde Illa. "Lebende ausländische Kunst aus rheinischem Privatbesitz in der Galerie Alfred Flechtheim." Der Cicerone 20, no. 20 (1928), p. 674, as Leda.
D'Ors 1930
Ors, Eugenio d.' Paul Cézanne. Paris: Editions des Chroniques du Jour, 1930, pl. 34.
Zimmerman 1931
Zimmerman, Hermann K. "Vom Abbild zu Sinnbild: Eine Ausstellung von Meisterwerken moderner Malerei." Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration 69 (October 1931-March 1932), ill. p. 78, as Leda.
Peschcke-Koedt 1933
Peschcke-Koedt, Matthias. "Statusopgorelse i Malerkunsten." Samleren 10 (December 1933), p. 183, ill.
Di San Lazzaro 1936
Di San Lazzaro, Gualtieri. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Chroniques du Jour, 1936, fig. 48.
D'Ors 1936a
Ors, Eugenio d.' Paul Cézanne. New York: E. Weyhe, 1936, pl. 48.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 551, ill. vol. II, as Femme nue.
Jedlicka 1946
Jedlicka, Gotthard. "École de Paris: Bemerkungen zur Ausstellung 'École de Paris' in der Kunsthalle Bern." Das Werk 33, no. 6 (June 1946), p. 173, ill.
Schapiro 1968
Schapiro, Meyer. "The Apples of Cézanne: An Essay on the Meaning of Still-Life." Art News Annual 34 (1968), pp. 39–40, pl. 14.
Sutton 1974
Sutton, Denys. "The Paradoxes of Cézanne." Apollo (London) 100, no. 150 (August 1974), fig. 11 p. 103.
Ballas 1981
Ballas, Guila. "Paul Cézanne et la revue 'L'Artiste.'" Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 98, periode 6 (December 1981), pp. 225 and 231, fig. 16 p. 229, as Nu féminin, 1886.
Arrouye 1982a
Arrouye, Jean. La Provence de Cézanne. Aix-en-Provence: Edisud, 1982, p. 65, ill.
Ely 1984
Ely, Bruno. "Cézanne, L'Ecole de dessin et le Musée d'Aix." In Cézanne au Musée d'Aix. Aix-en-Provence: Musée Granet, 1984. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 187, with painting by Greuze.
Bonafoux 1995
Bonafoux, Pascal. Cézanne: portrait. Paris: Editions Hazan, 1995, p. 45, 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. 590, ill. vol. 2, as Femme nue [Léda, II?].
Harvey 1998
Harvey, Benjamin. "Cézanne and Zola: A Reassessment of 'L'Eternel féminin.'" Burlington, vol. 140, no. 1142 (May 1998), p. 317, fig. 25.
Kostenevich 2002
Kostenevich, Albert. "Cézanne in Russland." In Die russische Avantgarde und Paul Cézanne. Bönen: Kettler, 2002. Exhibition catalogue, pp. 31-32, fig. 8 (in reverse), as Leda mit dem Schwan.
Lebensztejn 2003–04
Lebensztejn, Jean-Claude. "Une source oubliée de Cézanne." Les Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne, no. 86 (Winter 2003–04), p. 84, ill. fig. 4 p. 82, as Femme nue.
Andersen 2004
Andersen, Wayne V. Cézanne and the Eternal Feminine. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, p. 36, fig. 19.
Feilchenfeldt 2005h
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Cézanne: Vollendet, Unvollendet." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 277, ill.
Lebensztejn 2006
Lebensztejn, Jean-Claude. Études cézanniennes. Paris: Flammarion, 2006, p. 46, fig. 14, as Femme nue et poires, dated c. 1886.
Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 204; vol. 2, p. 143, as Femme nue (Léda, II).
Coutagne 2011c
Coutagne, Denis. "Quand Cézanne lit 'Nana' de Zola." In Cézanne et Paris. Paris: Éditions de la Rmn-Grand Palais, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 100, ill., as Femme nue [Léda, II?], dated 1886–90?
Colrat 2013
Colrat, Jean. Cézanne: Joindre les mains errantes de la nature. Paris-Sorbonne: PUPS, 2013, p. 411, pl. 180.
Dombrowski 2013
Dombrowski, André. Cézanne, Murder, and Modern Life. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013, p. 225, fig. 90.
Illner 2013
Illner, Eberhard, ed. Eduard von der Heydt: Kunstsammler Bankier Mäzen. München and London and New York: Prestel, 2013, p. 96, ill. in color.
Echte and Feilchenfeldt 2013d
Echte, Bernhard and Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Kollektion Paul Cézanne: 17. November bis 12. Dezember 1909." Kunstsalon Cassirer: Die Ausstellungen 1908-1910. vol. 4, "Ganz eigenartige neue Werte". Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2013, p. 288, ill.
Nagaï 2016
Nagaï, Takanori. "Cézanne and Jas de Bouffan." In Le "basho" dans l'art moderne français. Tokyo: Sangensha, 2016, p. 110, ill.
Lebensztejn 2017
Lebensztejn, Jean-Claude. "Cézanne copiste et le Nu aux poires." In Cézanne and the past : tradition and creativity [international symposium, Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, 28 January 2013]. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 2017, fig. 1.
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. 116, fig. 1, as Reclining Nude.
Aebi and Haddad 2022
Aebi, Kiko and Abed Haddad. "Cut from the same cloth: a composite canvas by Paul Cezanne." The Burlington Magazine 164 (December 2022), fig. 3.
Haskell 2022
Haskell, Caitlin. "Cezanne's Refusal." In Cezanne. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2022, p. 39, fig. 3 (with still life of pears marked off).

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Record last updated October 27, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Femme nue (Léda?), c.1887 (FWN 661), stretched on pasteboard." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=573 (accessed on March 28, 2024).