The rugged landscape of his native Provence was an enduring source of inspiration for Paul Cézanne. In contrast to the approach adopted in the still life on view nearby, graphite here takes on a key role in defining the contours of
the mountains. It works almost independently of the dabs of watercolour in cool tones of blue, grey and green. Rather than creating a complete description of the scene, line and colour convey the artist’s sensations of different parts of
the view.

Ambroise Vollard, Paris (1867-1939); inherited by his friend, Madame de Galéa; by descent to her son, Robert de Galéa, Paris; acquired from him by Martin Fabiani (Paris); acquired from him by Marcel Guiot et Cie (Paris); Béla Hein, Paris (1883-1931); Frank Perls (Beverly Hills dealer); M. Knoedler & Co., Inc. (New York), 1957; private collection, England; anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 12 April 1972, lot 75; purchased there by P. Ellis (£8,000) [not mentioned in online catalogue raisonne]; Thomas Gibson Fine Art, Ltd. (London) [label on back of frame]; Mme Andrée Stassart, Liège; Christie's (New York), 7 November 2002, lot 111; bought in; Acquavella Galleries (New York); purchased there by Howard Karshan (1933-2017), June 2009; inherited by his wife, Linda Karshan (b. 1947) The above mostly provided by the online catalogue raisonne.

Modern Drawings: The Karshan Gift, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 19/11/2021-09/01/2022

Drawings, Watercolours and Gouaches: from Toulouse-Lautrec to Freud, Acquavella Galleries, New York, 2007

Cézanne watercolors, Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, California, 10/11/1967-10/12/1967

Modern Drawings: The Karshan Gift, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20 Nov. 2021 - 9 Jan. 2022
cat. no. 2
Fig. p. p. 47

Drawings, Watercolours and Gouaches: from Toulouse-Lautrec to Freud, Acquavella Galleries, New York, 2007
Fig. p. pl. 4

John Rewald, 'Paul Cézanne: The Watercolours', London 1983
p. 146, no. 250
Fig. p. repr. ...More

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “V.”; upper left, graphite, circled: “3”; lower left edge, graphite: “WCA 1983”.

Label: LABELS, IN FILE printed in black : : “Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd / 9A New Bond Street / London W1Y 1PE Telephone / 01-499-8572/3 / Artist Paul CEZANNE Date c. 1895-1900 / Title Montagnes D’Annecy / Media watercolour / Dimensions 11 ¾ x 18 ½”/30 x 47cm PhotoNo. / Exhibited Pasadena Art Museum, Cezanne Watercolours, / nov-Dec 1967, no. 28 / Collections Ambrose Vollard, Paris / Ms. Guiot / Bella Hein /Knoedler & Co., Inc. / Private Collection / Literary Ref.”; printed in black : : “TMP 2012-140.6 / Paul Cezanne / Montagne d’Annecy or / Paysage montagneux, c. / 1895-1900/ c. 1885-1890 / Watercolor and pencil, 12 / x 19 1/8 in.” printed in black : : “ACQUAVELLA GALLERIES, INC. / PAUL CEZANNE / Paysage Montagneux, c. 1885-90 / Watercolor and pencil on paper / 12 1/8 x 19 ¼ inches / EIGHTEEN EAST SEVENTY NINTH STREET NEW YORK NEW YORK 10021” remnants of a blue label that has been mostly torn away, with a few Japanese(?) characters printed in black still visible written in black ink : : “Two.876”. LABELS, FRAME printed in black, Courtauld label: “LD.2020.HK.16 / Paul Cezanne (1939-1906) / Paysage montagneux” Attached to wire across frame: printed in black with a barcode: “TMP 2012-140.6 / Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906. / Montagne d’Annecy or Paysage montagneux [drawing].”.

Collector's mark: none.