The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
An Online Catalogue Raisonné under the Direction of Société Paul Cezanne
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Venturi-Rewald Archive, NGA Library
FWN 34-TA
Le Lion et le bassin du Jas de Bouffan
1865–66
Alternate titles: Dans le jardin du Jas de Bouffan; Garten im Jas de Bouffan; Im Park des Jas de Bouffan; Les Marronniers, le Bassin du Jas de Bouffan (?)
Rewald (64): 1865–66; Venturi revised: 1867–70; Venturi (39): 1867–70
Oil on canvas
9 1/4 x 11 13/16 in. (23.5 x 30 cm)
Provenance
Exhibition History
Galerie Thannhauser, Vereinshaus der Berliner Künstler, Berlin, Erste Sonderausstellung in Berlin, January 9–mid-February, 1927, no. 11, as Garten im Jas de Bouffan, lent by Thannhauser.
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 4, as Im Park des Jas de Bouffan, 1867, lent by Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne.
Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia, Exhibition of French and British Contemporary Art, opening: October 16, 1939, no. 21, as Dans le jardin du Jas de Bouffan, 1867-70, For sale. Traveled to: Exhibition Gallery, David Jones', Sidney, Australia, opening: November 20, 1939.
Published References
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 199, as Les Marronniers, le Bassin du Jas de Bouffan (?).
Di San Lazzaro, Gualtieri. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Chroniques du Jour, 1936, fig. 13.
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 39, ill. vol. II, as Dans le jardin du Jas de Bouffan.
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. 64, ill. vol. 2, as Le Lion et le bassin du Jas de Bouffan.
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. 258, fig. 2, as Le Lion et le bassin du Jas de Bouffan.
Notes
Venturi (1936) described the colors in the painting as: "Beaucoup de noirs. Arbres verts et noirs. Serre d'un brun-orange. Bassin gris et bleu-ciel."
Record last updated October 15, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Le Lion et le bassin du Jas de Bouffan, 1865–66 (FWN 34-TA)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=81 (accessed on October 5, 2024).
