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Catalogue entry

FWN 855
Nature morte avec pommes
1893–94
Alternate titles: Apfelstilleben, Tisch mit blauem und weissem Tuch; Naturaleza muerta; Nature morte; Nature morte, pots et fruits; Still Life; Still Life with Apples; Still Life with Pot and Fruit; Stilleben; Stilleben mit Äpfeln; Stilleben mit Ingwertopf
Rewald (770): 1893–94; Venturi revised: 1893–95; Venturi (598): 1890–94
Oil on canvas
25 3/4 x 32 1/8 in. (65.4 x 81.6 cm)
Vollard A stockbook: no. 3439, peinture à l'huile. sur une table couverte d'un tapis bleu et d'une nappe blanche, plusieurs pots et bouteilles ainsi qu'une assiette couverte de fruits, 65 x 81 cm (250 frs)
Vollard B stockbook: no. 4350, Pots et fruits et étoffes, 65 x 81 cm (200 frs)
Vollard archives: photo no. 336
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (96.PA.8)
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (Dec. 6, 1904)
Baron Ferenc Hatvany, Budapest (c. 1910)
Hugo Cassirer, Berlin;
Lotte Cassirer-Fürstenberg, Berlin;
Private collection
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (1996)
Exhibition History
1907 Vienna probably
Galerie Miethke, Dorotheergasse 11 and Graben 17, Vienna, [Französische Kunst der Gegenwart (Gauguin-Ausstellung)], March 15–April 28, 1907, no. 95 or 91, as Stilleben.
1907b Budapest probably
Nemzeti Salon, Budapest, Hungary, Gauguin, Cézanne, et al, May 1907, no. 70, as Still Life.
1907 Prague
S.V.U. Mánes, Pavillon Mánes, Prague, Francouzští impressionisté [French Impressionists], September 27–November 30, 1907, no. 55 (?)
1909b Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, XII. Jahrgang, III. Ausstellung, November 17–December 12, 1909, no. 32, as Stilleben, lent by [Hatvany].
1912 Cologne
Städtische Ausstellungshalle, Cologne, Internationale Kunstausstellung des Sonderbundes Westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler, May 25–September 30, 1912, no. 129, pl. 19, as Apfelstilleben, Tisch mit blauem und weissem Tuch, lent by Hatvany.
1921 Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Cézanne-Ausstellung: Cézannes Werke in deutschem Privatbesitz: Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, November–December 11, 1921, no. 32, as Stilleben mit Ingwertopf, lent by Hugo Cassirer.
1939 Buenos Aires and traveling
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina Republic, La Pintura francesca: de David a nuestros días, July 18–August 1939, no. 10, as Naturaleza muerta, 1890-94, lent by Mme F[ürstenberg]. Traveled to: Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B. Castagnino, Rosario, Argentina Republic, August 31–September 10, 1939; Salón Nacional de Bellas Artes, Montevideo, Uruguay, April 1940; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, June–July 1940.
1976–77 New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, European Master Paintings from the Swiss Collections: Post-Impressionism to World War II, December 7, 1976–March 1, 1977, listed p. 30, ill., as Still Life with Pot and Fruit, 1890-94, lent by Private collection.
1979–80 London and traveling
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Post-Impressionism: Cross-Currents in European Painting, November 17, 1979–March 16, 1980, no. 43, ill., (dated 1890–94), as Nature morte, pots et fruits, lent by Private collector. Traveled to: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 25–September 1, 1980.
1993 Tübingen
Kunsthalle, Tübingen, Germany, Cézanne Gemälde, January 16–May 2, 1993, no. 58, ill.
1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 160, ill. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.
2009 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne and Beyond, February 26–May 17, 2009, pl. 76, p. 250, as Nature morte avec pommes.
2012 Cologne
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, 1912, Mission Moderne: Die Jahrhundertschau des Sonderbundes, August 31–December 30, 2012, no. 21, ill., pp. 346–47, as Stilleben mit Äpfeln, lent by Getty Museum.
2022–23 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cezanne, May 15–September 5, 2022, no. 64, ill. Traveled to: Tate Moderrn, London, October 6, 2022–March 12, 2023.
Published References
Mahen 1907
Mahen, Jiři. "Impressionisté (Poznámky k XXIII. výstavě 'Mánesa' v Praze) [Impressionists (Notes on the XXIII. Manes' exhibition)]." Lidové noviny (Brno) (October 15, 1907), p. 2, as Zátiší.
Fortlage 1912a
Fortlage, Arnold. "Die internationale Ausstellung des Sonderbundes in Köln." Die Kunst für Alle 28, no. 4 (November 15, 1912), p. 88, ill., as Stilleben.
Fortlage 1912b
Fortlage, Arnold. "Die internationale Ausstellung des Sonderbundes." Der Cicerone 4, no. 14 (1912), fig. 4 p. 550.
Vollard 1919b
Vollard, Ambroise. Paul Cézanne: Huit phototypies d'après Cézanne; Lettres de M.M. Jacques Flach, de L'Institut et André Suarès. Paris: Editions Crès, 1919, ill. p. 91.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 598, ill. vol. II, as Nature morte.
L'Amour de l'art 1939
Prométhée: L'Amour de l'art 20, no. 4 (Mai, 1939), ill. in b/w p. 43, as Nature morte.
Rilke 1944
Rilke, Rainer Maria. Lettres sur Cézanne. Paris: Editions Correa, 1944, p. 191.
Rewald 1986b
Rewald, John. Cézanne: A Biography. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986, p. 210, ill.
Du 1989
"Das Tor zur Moderne. Paul Cézanne in Schweizer Sammlungen." Du 49, no. 9 (September 1989), p. 24, 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. 770, ill. vol. 2, as Nature morte avec pommes.
Burlington 1997
"Recent Museum Acquisitions of Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Paintings:." The Burlington Magazine 139, no. 1129 (April 1997), ill. p. 293, as Still Life with Apples.
Armstrong 2004
Armstrong, Carol. Cézanne in the Studio: Still Life in Watercolors. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2004. Exhibition catalogue, p. 16, fig. 8, as Still Life with Apples.
Schmidt 2004a
Schmidt, Bertram. Cézannes Lehre. Kiel: Ludwig, 2004, fig. 80.
Kitschen 2006a
Kitschen, Friederike. "Der liebe Gott der Malerei Cézanne in Deutschland nach den Kriegen." In In die Freiheit geworfen. Positionen zur deutsch-französischen Kunstgeschichte nach 1945, edited by Martin Schieder and Isabelle Ewig. Berlin: Akademie Verlag, 2006, p. 282, ill.
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. 250, pl. 76, as Still Life with Apples.
Alsdorf 2010
Alsdorf, Bridget. "Interior Landscapes: Metaphor And Meaning In Cézanne's Late Still Lifes." Word & Image 26 (2010), p. 315, fig. 1.
Lanchner 2011
Lanchner, Carolyn. 10 Works by Paul Cézanne in the Museum of Modern Art Collection. MoMA Artists Series. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2011, fig. 12.
Molnos 2012
Molnos, Péter. "The Works of Paul Cézanne in Hungarian Private Collections." In Cézanne and the Past: Tradition and Creativity. Budapest: Museum of Fine Arts, 2012. Exhibition catalogue, p. 216, fig. 124, as Still Life with Apples, also illustrated is a painting by Hatvany of an interior with this painting hanging over the fireplace, p. 218, fig. 126.
Schaefer 2012
Schaefer, Barbara, ed. "Sonderbundausstellung 1912 - Rekonstruktion." 1912, Mission Moderne: die Jahrhundertschau des Sonderbundes. Cologne: Wienend, 2012. Exhibition catalogue, no. 129, p. 554.
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. 289, ill.
Smith 2014
Smith, Paul. "Cézanne's Color Lab: Not-So-Still-Life." In The World Is an Apple: The Still Lifes of Paul Cézanne. Hamilton, Ontario: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2014. Exhibition catalogue, p. 111, fig. 8, as Still Life with Apples.
Marchesseau 2017
Marchesseau, Daniel. Paul Cezanne, Le chant de la terre. Martigny: Fondation Pierre Gianadda, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, p. 252, ill.
Armstrong 2018
Armstrong, Carol. Cézanne's Gravity. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2018, fig. 45, 1894.
Société Paul Cezanne 2019
Cezanne, Jas de Bouffan: art et histoire. Under the scientific direction of Denis Coutagne and François Chédeville. Lyon; Aix-en-Provence: Fage édition; Société Paul Cezanne, 2019, fig. 184 p. 190.
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. 230, fig. 2, as Still Life with Apples.
Clark 2022
Clark, T.J. If These Apples Should Fall, Cézanne and the Present. London and New York: Thames & Hudson, 2022, pl. 28.
Smith 2023
Smith, Paul. "Looking slowly with Cezanne." The Burlington Magazine 165 (April 2023), fig. 11.
Record last updated June 14, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Nature morte avec pommes, 1893–94 (FWN 855)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=747 (accessed on April 26, 2024).