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Catalogue entry

FWN 343
Les grands arbres
1902–04
Alternate titles: Grands arbres; Grands arbres (environs d'Aix); The Big Trees; The large trees
Rewald (904): 1902–04; Venturi revised: 1895–1900; Venturi (760): 1895–98; Cooper: 1903–4; Gowing: c.1900 (Edinburgh) and later, but not 1904 (Burlington)
Oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 25 9/16 in. (81 x 65 cm)
Vollard B stockbook: no. 4456, 2 grands troncs d'arbre, 81 x 65 cm (3000/5000 frs)
Vollard archives: photo no. 386, annotated by Cezanne's son: Marines 1898
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh (Presented by Mrs. Anna F. Kessler, 1958; received 1983)

Keywords

Provenance
Estate of Paul Cezanne
Ambroise Vollard, Paris, and Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (Feb. 12, 1907)
Galerie E. Bignou, Paris and New York
Reid & Lefèvre, London (1934)
Anna Kessler, Preston, Rutland (Apr. 7, 1936);
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Exhibition History
1930a Paris
Galerie Pigalle, Paris, Exposition Cèzanne, 1839–1906, January 4–February 7, 1930, no. 42, ill., as Grands arbres, c. 1903, lent by Vollard.
1931a Paris
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, Cézanne, May 18–29, 1931.
1933–34 New York and traveling
Knoedler Galleries, New York, Paintings from the Ambroise Vollard Collection, XIX-XX Centuries, November 6–December 3, 1933, no. 9, ill., as Grands arbres (environs d'Aix), 1895. Traveled to: Arts and Crafts Club, Detroit, December 11, 1933–January 1934.
1936b London
Alex Reid & Lefevre, London, Corot to Cézanne, June 1936, no. 6, as Les grands arbres, c. 1895.
1954 Edinburgh and traveling
Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Paintings by Cézanne, August 20–September 18, 1954, no. 59, as Les grands arbres, c. 1900, lent by Mrs. A. Kessler. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, September 29–October 27, 1954.
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. 61, lent by Mrs. A. Kessler, Preston.
1963a London
Wildenstein Galleries, London, The French Impressionists and Some of Their Contemporaries, April 24–May 18, 1963, no. 25, lent by Mrs. A.F. Kessler.
1963 Rotterdam
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Franse landschappen van Cézanne tot heden [Le paysage français à nos jours], October 4–November 17, 1963, no. 28, as Les grands arbres, c. 1900, lent by Mrs. A. F. Kessler, Preston, Rutland.
1989 Basel
Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne: Die Badenden, September 10–December 10, 1989, no. 62, pl. 192.
1990 Edinburgh
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Cézanne and Poussin: The Classical Vision in Landscape, August 9–October 21, 1990, no. 64, ill.
2000 Vienna and traveling
Kunstforum, Vienna, Cézanne: Vollendet unvollendet, January 20–April 25, 2000, no. 98, ill., as Grands arbres, shown in Vienna only. Traveled to: Kunsthaus, Zürich, May 5–August 13, 2000 (initially planned to end on July 30 the exhibition was extended until August 13).
2004–05 Essen
Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, Cézanne: Aufbruch in die Moderne, September 18, 2004–January 16, 2005, listed p. 233, ill. p. 125, as Grands arbres.
2006 Washington, D.C. and traveling
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Cézanne in Provence, January 29–May 7, 2006, no. 146, ill. shown in Washington only. Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 9–September 17, 2006.
2009–10 The Hague
Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, the Netherlands, Cézanne, Picasso, Mondriaan: in nieuw perspectief, October 17, 2009–January 24, 2010, no. 55, ill., as Grands arbres.
2022–23 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cezanne, May 15–September 5, 2022, no. 87, ill. shown in Chicago only. Traveled to: Tate Moderrn, London, October 6, 2022–March 12, 2023.
Published References
D'Ors 1930
Ors, Eugenio d.' Paul Cézanne. Paris: Editions des Chroniques du Jour, 1930, p. 74, ill.
Dormoy 1930
Dormoy, Marie. "Die Cézanne—Ausstellung im Théâtre Pigalle." Kunst und Künstler 28, no. 6 (1930), p. 248.
Einstein 1930
Einstein, Carl. "Exposition Cézanne (Galerie Pigalle)." Documents 2, no. 1 (1930), p. 56, ill.
Waldemar-George 1930a
Waldemar-George. "Cézanne: 1930." Formes: revue internationale des arts plastiques, no. 4 (April 1930), p. 22, as Les grands arbres.
Morsell 1933
Morselle, Mary. "Vollard Collection Exhibited at Knoedler's." The Art News 32, no. 5 (November 11, 1933), p. 16, ill., as Les grands arbres.
Iavorskaia 1935b
Iavorskaia, Nina. Paul Cézanne. Milan: Hoepli, 1935, pl. XXVII.
Bulliet 1936
Bulliet, Clarence Joseph. The Significant Moderns and Their Pictures. New York: Covici, 1936, pl. 6.
Di San Lazzaro 1936
Di San Lazzaro, Gualtieri. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Chroniques du Jour, 1936, fig. 22.
D'Ors 1936a
Ors, Eugenio d.' Paul Cézanne. New York: E. Weyhe, 1936, pl. 22.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 760, ill. vol. II, as Les grands arbres.
Vollard 1937
Vollard, Ambroise. Souvenirs d'un marchand de tableaux. Paris: Albin Michel, 1937, pl. 26.
Barnes and de Mazia 1939
Barnes, Albert C., and Violette de Mazia. The Art of Cézanne. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1939, no. 160, p. 238, ill. (analysis p. 388).
Rewald 1958
Rewald, John. Cézanne: Paysages. Paris: Fernand Hazan, 1958, pl. 11.
Rubin 1977a
Rubin, William, ed. Cézanne: The Late Work. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1977. Exhibition catalogue, pl. 81.
Art International 1983
"A Great Cézanne Recently Acquired by the National Gallery of Scotland." Art International 26, no. 5 (November–December 1983), p. 65, ill.
Verdi 1992
Verdi, Richard. Cézanne. London and New York: Thames & Hudson, 1992, p. 203, fig. 179.
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. 904, ill. vol. 2, as Les grands arbres.
Bach 2000
Bach, Friedrich Teja. "The Stake in the Pictorial Flesh: Disruptions in Cézanne's Oeuvre." In Cézanne: Finished, Unfinished. Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz, 2000. Exhibition catalogue, p. 76, 77, fig. 25, 27a, as Grands arbres.
Rosenberg et al 2004
Rosenberg, Pierre. Passion for Drawing: Poussin to Cézanne, Works from the Prat Collection. Alexandria, Virginia: Art Services International, p. 292, fig. 1.
Feilchenfeldt 2005c
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Cézannes Motive: Versuch einer neuen Ordnung." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 212, ill.
Riley 2006
Riley, Bridget. "Cézanne in Provence." The Burlington Magazine 148, no. 1242 (September 2006), p. 628, fig. 55, as The large trees.
Robbins 2006b
Robbins, Anne. Cézanne in Britain. London: National Gallery, 2006. Exhibition catalogue, p. 93, as Grands arbres, listed.
Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 330; vol. 2, p. 220, as Les grands arbres.
Colrat 2013
Colrat, Jean. Cézanne: Joindre les mains errantes de la nature. Paris-Sorbonne: PUPS, 2013, p. 106, pl. 26.
Benedetti 2013b
Benedetti, Maria Teresa. "Gli artisti italiani e Cézanne." In Cézanne et gli artisti italiani del '900. Milan: Skira, 2013. Exhibition catalogue, p. 36, fig. 9.
Geskó 2017
Geskó, Judit. "Cézanne: Past / Present / Future." 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. 5.
Dauberville 2020
Dauberville, Guy-Patrice, and Floriane Dauberville. Paul Cezanne chez Bernheim-Jeune. Paris: Editions G-P.F. Dauberville & Archives Bernheim-Jeune, 2020, no. 96bis, ill., as Les grands arbres, installation photograph from 1931 exhibition, p. 122.
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. 174, fig. 8, as The Big Trees.

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Record last updated October 25, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Les grands arbres, 1902–04 (FWN 343)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=878 (accessed on April 24, 2024).