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PROPERTY FROM THE MOUGINS MUSEUM OF CLASSICAL ART
PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)
D'après l'antique: Vénus de Milo (recto); Étude de nuages (verso)
Details
PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)
D'après l'antique: Vénus de Milo (recto); Étude de nuages (verso)
pencil on paper
8 ¼ x 4 7⁄8 in. (21.5 x 12.4 cm.)
Drawn circa 1872-1873 (recto); drawn circa 1884-1887 (verso)
D'après l'antique: Vénus de Milo (recto); Étude de nuages (verso)
pencil on paper
8 ¼ x 4 7⁄8 in. (21.5 x 12.4 cm.)
Drawn circa 1872-1873 (recto); drawn circa 1884-1887 (verso)
Provenance
Paul Cezanne fils, Paris, by descent from the artist.
Paul Guillaume, Paris, by whom acquired from the above, and thence by descent.
Adrien Chappuis, Tresserve, by whom acquired from the estate of the above in 1934, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 26 June 2003, lot 330, leaf 13.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, London, 9 February 2006, lot 550.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, London, 10 February 2011, lot 262.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Paul Guillaume, Paris, by whom acquired from the above, and thence by descent.
Adrien Chappuis, Tresserve, by whom acquired from the estate of the above in 1934, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 26 June 2003, lot 330, leaf 13.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, London, 9 February 2006, lot 550.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, London, 10 February 2011, lot 262.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
K. Pfister, Cézanne, Gestalt, Werk, Mythos, Potsdam, 1927, no. 8, p. 31 (recto illustrated).
L. Venturi, Cézanne, son art, son œuvre, vol. I, Texte, Paris, 1936, no. 1296, p. 308 (recto illustrated vol. II, Planches, pl. 352; titled 'Vénus de Milo' & 'Esquisse de nuages').
G. Berthold, Cezanne und die alten Meister, Stuttgart, 1958, no. 12, pp. 48-49 & 71 (recto illustrated n.p.; titled 'Vénus de Milo').
A. Chappuis, The Drawings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, Introduction and Catalogue, London, 1973, no. 308, p. 114 (recto illustrated vol. II, Plates, no. 308, n.p.; titled 'Vénus of Milo'); no. 888, p. 215 (verso illustrated vol. II, Plates, no. 888, n.p.).
M. Simms, 'Cézanne, Drawing, and the Past', in J. Geskó & A.Z. Kovács, eds., Cézanne and the Past, Tradition and Creativity, Budapest, 2017, no. 2, p. 115 (recto illustrated; titled 'After the Venus de Milo').
F. Chédeville, 'Datation des copies de sculptures réalises par Cézanne' on Société Paul Cézanne, 2018, no. 8 (recto illustrated; titled Venus de Milon, d'après l'antique).
W. Feilchenfeldt, J. Warman & D. Nash, The Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings of Paul Cezanne, An Online Catalogue Raisonné, no. FWN 3008-47a (illustrated; with inverted dimensions) & no. FWN 3008-47b (illustrated; accessed 2024).
L. Venturi, Cézanne, son art, son œuvre, vol. I, Texte, Paris, 1936, no. 1296, p. 308 (recto illustrated vol. II, Planches, pl. 352; titled 'Vénus de Milo' & 'Esquisse de nuages').
G. Berthold, Cezanne und die alten Meister, Stuttgart, 1958, no. 12, pp. 48-49 & 71 (recto illustrated n.p.; titled 'Vénus de Milo').
A. Chappuis, The Drawings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, Introduction and Catalogue, London, 1973, no. 308, p. 114 (recto illustrated vol. II, Plates, no. 308, n.p.; titled 'Vénus of Milo'); no. 888, p. 215 (verso illustrated vol. II, Plates, no. 888, n.p.).
M. Simms, 'Cézanne, Drawing, and the Past', in J. Geskó & A.Z. Kovács, eds., Cézanne and the Past, Tradition and Creativity, Budapest, 2017, no. 2, p. 115 (recto illustrated; titled 'After the Venus de Milo').
F. Chédeville, 'Datation des copies de sculptures réalises par Cézanne' on Société Paul Cézanne, 2018, no. 8 (recto illustrated; titled Venus de Milon, d'après l'antique).
W. Feilchenfeldt, J. Warman & D. Nash, The Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings of Paul Cezanne, An Online Catalogue Raisonné, no. FWN 3008-47a (illustrated; with inverted dimensions) & no. FWN 3008-47b (illustrated; accessed 2024).
Exhibited
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Paul Cezanne: Le Chant de la terre, June - November 2017, no. 11, pp. 122 & 323 (recto illustrated p. 123).
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA98MA).
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA98MA).
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