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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)
Catalogue entry
FWN 534
Jeune Italienne accoudée
c.1900
Alternate titles: Femme accoudée; Frauenbildnis; Italienisches Mädchen; Jeune Italienne; L'Italienne accoudée; La Femme accoudée; Portrait of a Girl; Portrait of a Girl (La Femme accoudée); Young Italian Woman at a Table; Young Woman resting
Rewald (812): c.1900; Venturi revised: c.1896; Venturi (701): c.1896; Rivière: 1896; Vollard: 1896; Gowing: c.1896 (Edinburgh); Reff: 1896–97 (MoMA)
Oil on canvas
36 3/16 x 28 11/16 in. (92 x 73 cm)
Vollard A stockbook: no. 4172, femme accoudée, 92 x 73 cm
Vollard W stockbook: no. 5563, femme accoudée, 92 x 73 cm (800,000 Fr)
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris, and Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (1904)
Auguste Pellerin, Paris (July 7, 1904)
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (Oct. 6, 1912)
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin, New York (Sept. 26, 1928);
Mr. and Mrs. David Rosenthal, New York
Barbara Divver Fine Art, New York
Wolfgang Flöttl
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (Dec. 1999)
Exhibition History
1928a Paris
Galerie de la Renaissance, Paris, Portraits et figures de femmes: Ingres à Picasso, June 1–30, 1928, no. 30, as Femme accoudée, lent by A. Vollard.1929 New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The museum's first loan exhibition: Cézanne, Gauguin, Seurat, van Gogh, November 8–December 7, 1929, no. 8, ill., as Portrait of a Girl (La Femme accoudée), lent by Bakwin.1933b Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–November 1, 1933, no. 314, ill., (dated c. 1888–90), lent by Bakwin.1934 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Cézanne, November–December 1934, no. 28, (dated c. 1888–90), as La Femme accoudée, lent by Bakwin.1936c Paris
Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, Cézanne, May 20–October 11, 1936, no. 100, pl. VII, as Jeune Italienne accoudée, lent by Bakwin.1937 San Francisco
San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, Paul Cézanne: Exhibition of Paintings, Water-colors, Drawings and Prints, September 1–October 4, 1937, no. 34, ill., and frontispiece, lent by Bakwin.1939h New York
Marie Harriman Gallery, New York, Cézanne: Centennial Exhibition, November 7–December 2, 1939, no. 18, (dated c.1896), as Jeune Italienne accoudée, lent by Bakwin.1940f New York
New York World's Fair, New York, Masterpieces of Art, May–October 1940, no. 348, as La Femme accoudée, lent by Dr./Mrs. Harry Bakwin.1946e New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Paintings from New York Private Collections, July 2–September 22, 1946, no number, p. 4.1947b New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Cézanne, March 27–April 26, 1947, no. 61, ill. lent by Bakwin.1952 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cézanne: Paintings, Watercolors & Drawings, A Loan Exhibition, February 7–March 16, 1952, no. 77, ill. lent by Bakwin. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 1–May 16, 1952.1954 Edinburgh and traveling
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Paintings by Cézanne, August 20–September 18, 1954, no. 56, pl. XII, as Jeune Italienne accoudée, c. 1896, lent by Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, September 29–October 27, 1954.1954 Oslo
Kunstnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway, Paul Cezanne: 28 malerier, November 13–December 1, 1954, no. 24, ill., as Jeune Italienne accoudée, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin.1955b New York
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Paintings from Private Collections, May 31–September 7, 1955, no number, lent by Bakwin.1956 The Hague
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Paul Cézanne, June 1–August 1, 1956, no. 44, ill.1956 Aix-en-Provence
Pavillon de Vendôme, Aix-en-Provence, France, Exposition pour commémorer le cinquantenaire de la mort de Cézanne, July 21–August 15, 1956, no. 54, ill. lent by Bakwin.1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 72, pl. 36.1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 57, ill. lent by Bakwin.1956–57 Cologne
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, (Kunsthaus Lempertz), Cologne, Cézanne, Ausstellung zum Gedenken an sein 50. Todesjahr, December 1956–January 1957, no. 27, ill. lent by Bakwin.1959 Atlanta
Atlanta Art Association Galleries, Atlanta, Collectors' Firsts, 1959, no. 33, ill.1959 Washington, D.C.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Masterpieces of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Painting, April 25–May 24, 1959, listed p. 31, ill., as Jeune Italienne accoudée, c. 1896, lent by Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin.1959e New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Loan Exhibition: Cézanne, November 5–December 5, 1959, no. 45, ill. lent by Bakwin.1961 Richmond
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, Treasures in America, January 13–March 5, 1961, no number, ill., p. 84.1962a New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Masters of Seven Centuries, March 1–31, 1962, no. 34, ill.1963b New York
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Cézanne and Structure in Modern Painting, June–August 1963.1965b New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Olympia's Progeny: French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings (1865-1905), October 28–November 27, 1965, no. 74, ill. in color, as Jeune Italienne accoudée, c. 1896, lent by Dr. and Mrs. Harry Bakwin.1967e New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, The Bakwin Collection, October 4–November 4, 1967, no. 7, ill.1977–78 New York and traveling
The Museum of Modern Art, New York and Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Paris, France, Cézanne: The Late Work, October 7, 1977–January 3, 1978, no. 7, pl. 9. Traveled to: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 26–March 19, 1978; Grand Palais, Paris, Cezanne: Les dernières années (1895–1906), April 20–July 23, 1978 (see Paris 1978a for a separate listing because the catalogue numbers are different from the two American venues).1990a London
Tate Gallery, London, On Classic Ground: Picasso, Léger, de Chirico, and the New Classicism, 1910–30, June 6–September 2, 1990, no. 29, ill.Published References
Faure 1911
Faure, Élie. "Paul Cézanne." L'Art décoratif 13, no. 157 (October 5, 1911), p. 113, ill.Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 221, listed.Pfister 1927
Pfister, Kurt. Cézanne: Gestalt, Werk, Mythos. Potsdam: Gustav Kiepenheuer Verlag, 1927, fig. 116, as Frauenbildnis.Alexandre 1928
Alexandre, Arsène. "Portraits et figures de femmes: Ingres à Picasso." La Renaissance de l'art français et des industries de luxe (Paris), vol. 11, no. 7 (July 1928), ill. p. 277, as Femme accoudée.Art News 1929
The Art News (Nov. 9, 1929), p. 3, ill., as Portrait of a Girl.Watson 1929
Watson, Forbes. "The Museum of Modern Art." Arts 16, no. 3 (November 1929), p. 146, ill.Apollo 1930a
Apollo Vol. 11 (January, 1930), p. 44, ill.Neugass 1931a
Neugass, Fritz. "Paul Cézanne." Creative Art 9, no. 4 (October 1931), p. 272, ill.Bulliet 1933
Bulliet, Clarence Joseph. Art masterpieces in a Century of Progress, vol. I. Chicago: North-Mariano Press, 1933, cover, ill.Iavorskaia 1935b
Iavorskaia, Nina. Paul Cézanne. Milan: Hoepli, 1935, pl. XXIX.Bulliet 1936
Bulliet, Clarence Joseph. The Significant Moderns and Their Pictures. New York: Covici, 1936, pl. 16.Guenne 1936
Guenne, Jacques. "Paul Cézanne et le drame de la peinture." L'Art vivant (Paris), no. 204 (1936), ill. p. [152].Huyghe 1936b
Huyghe, René. "Cézanne et son oeuvre." L'Amour de l'art 17, no. 5 (May 1936), fig. 62 p. 177, as L'Italienne accoudée, c. 1894.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 701, ill. vol. II, as Jeune Italienne accoudée.Novotny 1937
Novotny, Fritz. Cézanne. Vienna: Phaidon, 1937, pl. 70.Vollard 1937
Vollard, Ambroise. Souvenirs d'un marchand de tableaux. Paris: Albin Michel, 1937, pl. 17.Art News 1937b
"California Exhibits Cézanne." The Art News 36, no. 2 (October 9, 1937), p. 14, ill., as Young Woman resting.Cogniat 1939a
Cogniat, Raymond. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1939, pl. 105.Jewell 1944a
Jewell, Edward Alden. Paul Cézanne. New York: Hyperion Press, 1944, p. 37, ill.Novotny 1947
Novotny, Fritz. Cézanne. London: Phaidon Press, 1947, col. pl. 65, as Jeune Italienne, c. 1896.Dorival 1948
Dorival, Bernard. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1948, pl. 156, listed p. 172.Jedlicka 1948
Jedlicka, Gotthard. Cézanne. Berne: Alfred Scherz Verlag, 1948, fig. 47, as Jeune Italienne accoudée.Storey 1952
Storey, Benjamin. "Retrospettiva Cézanne." Emporium 115, no. 689 (May 1952), p. 201, ill.Schapiro 1952a
Schapiro, Meyer. Cézanne. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1952, pp. 104–05, ill.Barr 1955
Barr, Jr., Alfred H. "Paintings from Private Collections." Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art 22, no. 4 (Summer 1955), p. 11, ill.Beucken 1955
Beucken, Jean de. Un portrait de Cézanne. Paris: Gallimard, [1955], p. 256.Art News 1962
"Wellesley alumnae and in-group collectors." ARTNews 61, no. 1 (March 1962), p. 31, ill.Beucken 1962
Beucken, Jean de. Cézanne. New York: Viking Press, 1962, p. 90, ill.Feist 1963
Feist, Peter Heinz. Paul Cézanne. Leipzig: E.A. Seemann, 1963, pp. 34, 38, 54, pl. 59.Haftmann 1965b
Haftmann, Werner. Malerei im 20. Jahrhundert: eine Bild-Enzyklopädie. Munich: Prestel, 1965, listed p. 405, fig. 3 p. 20, as Italienisches Mädchen, 1896 (Collection Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Harry Bakwin, New York).Schapiro 1973
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. Translated by Louis-Marie Ollivier. Paris: Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1973, pl. 39, with comments.Elgar 1975
Elgar, Frank. Cézanne. New York: Praeger, 1975, fig. 82.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. 812, ill. vol. 2, as Jeune Italienne accoudée.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. 141, fig. 3.45, as Jeune Italienne accoudée.Armstrong 2004
Armstrong, Carol. Cézanne in the Studio: Still Life in Watercolors. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2004. Exhibition catalogue, p. 63, fig. 28, as Young Italian Woman at a Table, 1895-1900.Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 366; vol. 2, p. 233, as Jeune Italienne accoudée.Bois 2009
Bois, Yve-Alain. "Cézanne and Matisse: From Apprenticeship to Creative Misreading." In Cézanne and Beyond. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art; New Haven: In association with Yale University Press, 2009. Exhibition catalogue, p. 135, fig. 4.16, as Young Italian Woman at a Table, dated circa 1896.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. 13.Santulli 2011
Santulli, Michele. Modelle e modelli ciociari nell'arte europea a Roma, Parigi, Londra nel 1800/1900. Arpino: Edizioni Ciociaria Sconosciuta, pp. 132, 247, identifies the sitter as Marie Josephine de Rosa, born Jan. 5, 1879.Elderfield, Morton, Rey 2017
Elderfield, John, Mary Morton, Xavier Rey. Cézanne Portraits. Paris: Musée d'Orsay and Editions Gallimard, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, p. 191, fig. 58.Elderfield, Morton, Rey 2017a
Elderfield, John, Mary Morton, Xavier Rey. Cézanne Portraits. London and Princeton, N,J.: National Portrait Gallery Publications and Princeton University Press, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 65.Brettell 2019
Brettell, Richard R. On Modern Beauty: Three Paintings by Manet, Gauguin and Cézanne. Los Angeles: Getty Publicatons, 2019, pp. 71–93, fig. 43, dated c.1895–1900.Notes
According to Michele Santulli, the subject is Maria Giuseppa De Rosa and wears a traditional ciociaro costume. She was the sister of Michele De Rosa, the sitter for Cezanne's Garçon au gilet rouge series. She lived in Paris at 11 rue Laplace.
Record last updated April 1, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Jeune Italienne accoudée, c.1900 (FWN 534)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=788 (accessed on April 24, 2024).
