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Hortense Fiquet (Madame Cézanne) sewing
Maker
(artist)
1839-1906
1839-1906
Title
Hortense Fiquet (Madame Cézanne) sewing
Date of Production
(circa) 1880
Medium
graphite on laid paper, laid down on a paper support
Dimensions
Height: 47.4 cm
Width: 31 cm
Width: 31 cm
Accession Number
D.1978.PG.239
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
In this ambitious pencil drawing of his future wife, Cézanne explored the compositional possibilities of line and blank space. He laid in the figure with a combination of blocks of shading and blank areas. Daringly, the central section around the sitter’s hands is left bare. Although it is apparent that she is sewing, the viewer must complete the picture in the mind’s eye. Such engagement of the viewer is a vital element in Cézanne’s art.
Notes
The PL BAS watermark refers to "Plancher-Bas", the location of the mill belonging to papermark Émile Desloye. There are two versions of this mark that appear on at least 22 of Cézanne's drawings, allowing the whole group to be dated between 1880-90 (from Fabienne Ruppen, 'Mapping Cézanne').
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris (1867-1939); Dr Simon Meller, Budapest, Munich and Paris (1875-1949) [see fax in file]; Paul Cassirer (Berlin), 1933 [according to online catalogue]; H. von Simolin, Berlin [according to online catalogue]; Paul Cassirer (Amsterdam), by July 1938 [when exhibited]; Paul Cassirer (London), 9 February 1941 [according to 2012 catalogue]; purchased there by Count Antoine Seilern, London (1901-1978), 15 February 1941; Princes Gate Bequest 1978
Exhibition History
Cezanne: The Drawings, MoMA, New York, 06/06/2021-26/09/2021
Portraits of Madame Cézanne, Metropolitan Museum of Art & New York & USA, 17/11/2014-15/03/2015
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Frick Collection, New York, 02/10/2012-27/01/2013 ...More
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/06/2012-09/09/2012
The Courtauld Cézannes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-05/10/2008
Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Related Drawings from the
Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 11/05/1988-04/09/1988
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 17/07/1981-26/01/1982
Watercolour and pencil drawings by Paul Cézanne, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne and Hayward Gallery, London, 1973
Paul Cézanne: water colours, Paul Cassirer, London, 1939 (Jul.)
Centenaire du peintre indépendant Paul Cézanne, Grand Palais, Paris, 1939
Fransche Meesters uit de XIXe eeuw, Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam, 1938
Dessins d'Ingres à Seurat, Boymans Museum, Rotterdam, 1933-34 ...Less
Portraits of Madame Cézanne, Metropolitan Museum of Art & New York & USA, 17/11/2014-15/03/2015
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Frick Collection, New York, 02/10/2012-27/01/2013 ...More
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/06/2012-09/09/2012
The Courtauld Cézannes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-05/10/2008
Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Related Drawings from the
Courtauld Collections, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 11/05/1988-04/09/1988
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 17/07/1981-26/01/1982
Watercolour and pencil drawings by Paul Cézanne, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne and Hayward Gallery, London, 1973
Paul Cézanne: water colours, Paul Cassirer, London, 1939 (Jul.)
Centenaire du peintre indépendant Paul Cézanne, Grand Palais, Paris, 1939
Fransche Meesters uit de XIXe eeuw, Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam, 1938
Dessins d'Ingres à Seurat, Boymans Museum, Rotterdam, 1933-34 ...Less
Literature
Cézanne Drawing, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 6 June - 25 September 2021, 2021
pp. 17, 208
ill. on p. 71
Ruppen, Fabienne, 'Mapping Cézanne. Drawings and Watercolors on Paper from Émile Desloye' in 'Actes des journées d’étude Les filigranes, une marque à explorer' (20 October 2018) and 'Histoire du papier et de la papeterie – Actualités de la recherche' (11 octobre 2019), online Nov. 2020
pp. 229, 233
Cézanne Portraits, Paris, 2017
fig. 36 on p. 101 (Paris), fig. 38 (London) ...More
Portraits of Madame Cézanne, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA, 2014 / 2015
pp. 110, 126, 141, 215
pl. 44 on p. 141
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, Frick Collection, New York and Courtauld Gallery, London London 2012-2013
cat. no. 52
ill. on p. 235
dated c. 1880
The Courtauld Cézannes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2008
cat. no. 11
ill. on p. 111
Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Related Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1988
cat. no. 5
dated c. 1880
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 212
ill. on p. 213
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 99
ill. on p. 105
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), Courtauld Gallery, London, 1981-1982
cat. no. 133
ill. on p. 94
Venturi, Lionello, Cézanne, London, New York and Geneva 1978
p. 76 [or p. 68, no. 11?]
ill. on p. 73
Watercolour and pencil drawings by Paul Cézanne, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne and Hayward Gallery, London, 1973
cat. no. 66
ill.
Chappuis, Adrien, The drawings of Paul Cézanne: a catalogue raisonné, London and New York 1973
no. 729
pl. 729
dated c. 1880
Andersen, Wayne, Cézanne's portrait drawings, Cambridge, MA and London 1970
no. 67
ill. on p. 96
dated 1885-88
Seilern, Count Antoine, Paintings and drawings of Continental Schools other than Flemish and Italian at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7, London 1961; III
no. 238
pl. LXIV
dated c. 1886-90
Fransche Meesters uit de XIXe eeuw, Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam, 1938
cat. no. 20
ill.
Venturi, Lionello, Cézanne: son art, son oeuvre. 2 vols., Paris 1936
no. 1466
pl. 376
dated 1886-90
Meier-Graefe, Julius, Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck., Munich 1922
ill. on p. 37 (detail)
Meier-Graefe, Julius, Cézanne und sein Kreis, Munich 1918
ill. on p. 37 (detail)
Vollard, Ambroise, Paul Cézanne, Paris 1914
p. 177
frontispiece
as 'The Seamstress'
Feilchenfeldt, Walter, Jayne Warman and David Nash, The paintings, watercolours and drawings of Paul Cezanne. An online catalogue raisonné, https://www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/index.php
FWN 1735
ill.
dated c. 1880 ...Less
pp. 17, 208
ill. on p. 71
Ruppen, Fabienne, 'Mapping Cézanne. Drawings and Watercolors on Paper from Émile Desloye' in 'Actes des journées d’étude Les filigranes, une marque à explorer' (20 October 2018) and 'Histoire du papier et de la papeterie – Actualités de la recherche' (11 octobre 2019), online Nov. 2020
pp. 229, 233
Cézanne Portraits, Paris, 2017
fig. 36 on p. 101 (Paris), fig. 38 (London) ...More
Portraits of Madame Cézanne, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA, 2014 / 2015
pp. 110, 126, 141, 215
pl. 44 on p. 141
Mantegna to Matisse - Master Drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, Frick Collection, New York and Courtauld Gallery, London London 2012-2013
cat. no. 52
ill. on p. 235
dated c. 1880
The Courtauld Cézannes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2008
cat. no. 11
ill. on p. 111
Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Related Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1988
cat. no. 5
dated c. 1880
Farr, Dennis, 100 Masterpieces from the Courtauld Collections, London: Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1987
p. 212
ill. on p. 213
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 99
ill. on p. 105
The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection A), Courtauld Gallery, London, 1981-1982
cat. no. 133
ill. on p. 94
Venturi, Lionello, Cézanne, London, New York and Geneva 1978
p. 76 [or p. 68, no. 11?]
ill. on p. 73
Watercolour and pencil drawings by Paul Cézanne, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne and Hayward Gallery, London, 1973
cat. no. 66
ill.
Chappuis, Adrien, The drawings of Paul Cézanne: a catalogue raisonné, London and New York 1973
no. 729
pl. 729
dated c. 1880
Andersen, Wayne, Cézanne's portrait drawings, Cambridge, MA and London 1970
no. 67
ill. on p. 96
dated 1885-88
Seilern, Count Antoine, Paintings and drawings of Continental Schools other than Flemish and Italian at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7, London 1961; III
no. 238
pl. LXIV
dated c. 1886-90
Fransche Meesters uit de XIXe eeuw, Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam, 1938
cat. no. 20
ill.
Venturi, Lionello, Cézanne: son art, son oeuvre. 2 vols., Paris 1936
no. 1466
pl. 376
dated 1886-90
Meier-Graefe, Julius, Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck., Munich 1922
ill. on p. 37 (detail)
Meier-Graefe, Julius, Cézanne und sein Kreis, Munich 1918
ill. on p. 37 (detail)
Vollard, Ambroise, Paul Cézanne, Paris 1914
p. 177
frontispiece
as 'The Seamstress'
Feilchenfeldt, Walter, Jayne Warman and David Nash, The paintings, watercolours and drawings of Paul Cezanne. An online catalogue raisonné, https://www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/index.php
FWN 1735
ill.
dated c. 1880 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: centre: “P L BAS” (see Notes). Support (historic), Verso: left lower edge: “INGRES”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite: "size III / 24".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Support (historic), Verso: lower right, graphite: "size III / 24".
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