Lac d'Annecy (Lake Annecy)

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Maker


1839-1906

Title

Lac d'Annecy (Lake Annecy)

Date of Production

1896

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 65 cm (canvas)
Width: 81 cm (canvas)

Object Number

P.1932.SC.60

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1932

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

On display
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Label Text

In 1896, Paul Cézanne went on holiday with his wife and son to the French Alps. This view of a mountain lake near the Swiss border was the only painting he made during the trip. He struggled with what he considered an overly charming setting, which contrasted with the rugged landscape of his native Provence. However, it resulted in one of his most daring paintings. Cézanne explored his surroundings in terms of form and colour. He turned the distant castle into a strict geometric shape and rendered the light and shadow on the mountain slopes with contrasting blocks of colour.

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by Ambroise Vollard, Paris, 1897; C Hoogendijk, Amsterdam; Paul Rosenberg, Paris; Marcel Kapferer, Paris; Berheim-Jeune, Paris; The Independent Gallery; purchased by Samuel Courtauld, January 1926; Courtauld Gift, 1932

Exhibition History

Cezanne. Masterpieces from the Courtauld Gallery, KODE, Bergen, Norway, 16/07/2021-10/10/2021
Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019
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Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet to Cezanne, National Gallery, London, 17/09/2018-20/01/2019
The Courtauld Cézannes, Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-05/10/2008
Part of general displays, J Paul Getty Museum & Los Angeles & California & USA, 15/01/2003-28/04/2003
Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
The Courtauld Collection, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, 26/12/1997-12/05/1998
Landscape in French Art, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1949-1950
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Literature

The Courtauld Cézannes, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2008
cat. no. 9
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998

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