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The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne
An Online Catalogue Raisonné under the Direction of Société Paul Cezanne
(Formerly directed by Walter Feilchenfeldt, Jayne Warman and David Nash)
Catalogue entry
FWN 411
Portrait d'un moine (l'Oncle Dominique)
1866–67
Alternate titles: Bildnes eines Jugendfreundes als Mönch; Der Mönch; Dominique Aubert, the Artist's Uncle, as a Monk; Le Dominicain; Onkel Dominic als Mönch; Onkel Dominique; Portrait d'un jeune homme en costume de moine; Portrait de l'oncle Dominique en costume de moine; Portrait de l'oncle Dominique en moine; Portrait de moine; Portrait of Uncle Dominique as a Monk; Uncle Dominic; Uncle Dominic in Monk's Dress; Uncle Dominique
Rewald (108): c.1866; Venturi revised: c.1865; Venturi (72): 1865–67; Rivière: 1864
Oil on canvas
25 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (64.8 x 54 cm)
Provenance
Dominique Aubert, Arles;
Estate of Dominique Aubert
Hugo Perls, Berlin (1914)
Dr. Hans Wendland, Berlin and Paris
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (June 9, 1916)
Oskar Schmitz, Dresden (June 16, 1916) (on temporary deposit at the Kunsthalle Basel)
Wildenstein Galleries, Paris, London, and New York (1936)
Frick Collection, New York (1940)
Wildenstein Galleries, Paris, London, and New York (Oct. 1949)
Enid Haupt, New York (Nov. 21, 1949)
Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg, Palm Springs (1983);
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2003)
Exhibition History
1926 Dresden
Dresden, Germany, Internationale Kunstausstellung, May–September 30, 1926, no. 78, ill.1927b Berlin
Hugo Perls, Berlin, Französische Malerei des XIX. Jahrhunderts, Zweite Ausstellung, January–February 1927, no. 6, as Onkel Dominique.1932a Zurich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Sammlung Oscar Schmitz: Französische Malerei des XIX. Jahrhunderts, January 14–February 14, 1932, no. 27, as Le Dominicain.1932b Zürich
Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Sammlung Oscar Schmitz, Dresden-Zürich; Französische Impressionisten aus verschiedenem Besitz, January 14–February 14, 1932, no. 39, as Le Dominicain.1933 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Französische Maler des XIX. Jahrhunderts, May 14–August 6, 1933, no. 77, pl. XII, as Der Mönch, c. 1865, [lent by Schmitz].1936c New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, The Oscar Schmitz Collection, 1936, no. 7.1936a Paris
Wildenstein Galleries, Paris, La Collection Oskar Schmitz, 1936, no. 7, ill.1939 Lyon
Musée de Lyon, Palais Saint-Pierre, Lyon, France, Centenaire de Paul Cézanne, May 7–June 18, 1939, no. 4, pl. II, lent by Wildenstein.1939d London
Wildenstein Galleries, London, Homage to Paul Cézanne, July 1939, no. 2, ill. lent by Wildenstein.1958b New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Paintings from Private Collections: Summer Loan Exhibition, 1958, no. 20, as Uncle Dominic, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Haupt.1959 Washington, D.C.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Masterpieces of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Painting, April 25–May 24, 1959, listed p. 26, ill., as Uncle Dominic in Monk's Dress, 1865-1867, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Haupt.1989 Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: The Annenberg Collection, May 21–September 17, 1989, n.n., ill., pp. 70–73, ill., as Portrait of Uncle Dominique as a Monk, c. 1866. Traveled to: National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C, May 6–August 5, 1990; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, August 16–November 15, 1990; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 4–October 13, 1991.Published References
Meier-Graefe 1918a
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 127 Tonätzungen und fünfzehn Heliogravüren. Munich: R. Piper, 1918, ill. p. 85.Scheffler 1921
Scheffler, Karl. "Die Sammlung Oskar Schmitz in Dresden." Kunst und Künstler 19, no. 5 (1921), p. 188, ill. p. 185.Zeisho 1921
Zeisho, Atzouji. Paul Cézanne. Tokyo: Rakuyodo, Taisho, 1921, fig. 14.Meier-Graefe 1922
Meier-Graefe, Julius. Cézanne und sein Kreis: ein Beitrag zur Entwicklungsgeschichte: mit 171 Tonätzungen und einem Lichtdruck. Munich: R. Piper, 1922, ill. p. 84, as Bildnes eines Jugendfreundes als Mönch, c. 1864.Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 196, listed, as Portrait d'un jeune homme en costume de moine.Dormoy 1926c
Dormoy, Marie. "La collection Schmitz à Dresde." L'Amour de l'art 7, no. 10 (October 1926), pp. 341-42, ill. p. 340, as Le Dominicain.Schürer 1927
Schürer, Oskar. "Internationale Kunstausstellung Dresden, III." Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration 59 (October 1926-March 1927), p. 271, as Der Mönch.Waldmann 1927
Waldmann, Emil. Die Kunst des Realismus und des Impressionismus. Berlin: Propyläen-Verlag, 1927, p. 493, ill.Waldmann 1930a
Waldmann, Emil. "La Collection Schmitz: L'art français." Documents 6 (1930), p. 320, ill.D'Ors 1936b
Ors, Eugenio d.' "Crise de Cézanne." Gazette des beaux-arts, vol. 15, periode 6 (June 1936), p. 370, fig. 7, as Le Dominicain.Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 72, ill. vol. II, as Portrait de moine.Huyghe 1936d
Huyghe, René. Cézanne. Paris: Plon, Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire, 1936, pp. 29–32, ill.Rewald 1937a
Rewald, John. "A propos du catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre de Paul Cézanne et de la chronologie de cette œuvre." La Renaissance (Paris), vol. 20, nos. 3-4 (March–April 1937), p. 56, as Portrait de l'oncle Dominique en costume de moine.Cogniat 1939a
Cogniat, Raymond. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1939, pl. 15.Art Digest 1940
"Prophetic Cézanne Acquired by the Frick." Art Digest 14, no. 15 (May 1, 1940), p. 9, ill.Art Quarterly 1940
"The Frick Portrait of Uncle Dominic as a Monk." Art Quarterly 3, no. 2 (1940), pp. 221, 230, 232.Comstock 1940
Comstock, Helen. "Cézanne Portrait of Uncle Dominic for the Frick Collection." Connoisseur 106 (November 1940), pp. 209–10.Holme 1940
Holme, Bryan. "In the World's Art Centres: New York." Studio 120 (July 1940), p. 28, ill.Art News 1940a
"Cézanne for the Frick: Uncle Dominic as a Monk." ARTNews 38, no. 29 (April 20, 1940), p. 18, ill. on cover.Studio 1940a
"New York, Commentary by Bryan Holme." The Studio (New York) 120, 568 (July), p. 28, ill., as Uncle Dominic.Shoolman and Slatkin 1942
Shoolman, Regina, and Charles Slatkin. The Enjoyment of Art in America. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1942, pl. 560.Jewell 1944a
Jewell, Edward Alden. Paul Cézanne. New York: Hyperion Press, 1944, p. 15, ill.Jewell 1944b
Jewell, Edward Alden. French Impressionists and Their Contemporaries. New York: Hyperion Press, 1944, p. 130, ill.The Frick Collection 1945
The Frick Collection: Paintings. New York: The Frick Collection, 1945, p. 13, no. 144.Cheney 1947
Cheney, Sheldon. The Story of Modern Art. New York: Viking Press, 1947, p. 211, ill.Art News 1950
"Frick Anniversary and Controversy." ARTNews 48, no. 9 (January 1950), p. 18, ill.Venturi 1950a
Venturi, Lionello. Impressionists and Symbolists: Manet, Degas, Monet, Pissarro, Sisley, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec. New York: Scribner, 1950, pp. 120–21, 126, fig. 117.Schapiro 1952a
Schapiro, Meyer. Cézanne. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1952, pp. 32–33, ill.Schapiro 1952b
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1952, p. 9.Hofmann 1953
Hofmann, Werner. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). Munich, Vienna, Basel: Kurt Desch, 1953, pl. 9, as Onkel Dominic als Mönch, c. 1866.Rousseau 1953
Rousseau, Théodore, Jr. Paul Cézanne, 1839–1906. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1953, pl. 9.Arnheim 1954
Arnheim, Rudolf. Art and Visual Perception. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1954, p. 59.Venturi 1956b
Venturi, Lionello. Four Steps toward Modern Art: Giorgione, Caravaggio, Manet, Cézanne. New York: Columbia University Press, 1956, fig. 25.Novotny 1960
Novotny, Fritz. Painting and Sculpture in Europe 1780 to 1880. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1960, p. 206, as Uncle Dominique.Perls 1962
Perls, Hugo. Warum ist Kamilla schön. Munich: List, 1962, p. 34, ill.Arnason 1968
Arnason, H. Harvard. History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968, p. 44, fig. 42.Murphy 1968
Murphy, Richard W. The World of Cézanne, 1839–1906. New York: Time-Life Books, 1968, p. 27.Ikegami 1969
Ikegami, Chuji. Cézanne. Tokyo: Shueisha, 1969, fig. 5.Schapiro 1973
Schapiro, Meyer. Paul Cézanne. Translated by Louis-Marie Ollivier. Paris: Nouvelles Editions Françaises, 1973, pl. 1, with comments.Elgar 1975
Elgar, Frank. Cézanne. New York: Praeger, 1975, fig. 16.Wadley 1975
Wadley, Nicholas. Cézanne and His Art. London: Hamlyn, 1975, pl. 97.Harris 1982
Harris, Nathaniel. The Art of Cézanne. London: Optimum Books, 1982, p. 26, ill. in color.Barskaya 1983a
Barskaya, Anna and Evgenia Georgievskaia. Paul Cézanne: Bilder aus Museen der Sowjetunion. Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, 1983, ill. p. 14.Rewald 1986b
Rewald, John. Cézanne: A Biography. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986, p. 44, ill.Gowing 1988
Gowing, Lawrence. Cézanne: The Early Years 1859-1872. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1988. Exhibition catalogue, listed under cat. no. 18, fig. a.Düchting 1989
Düchting, Hajo. Paul Cézanne: Natur wird Kunst. Cologne: Benedict Taschen Verlag, 1989, p. 51, ill.Wadley 1989
Wadley, Nicholas. Cézanne and His Art. London: Hamlyn, 1989, p. 116, ill. in color.Coignard 1991
Coignard, Jérôme. "Le Salon de peinture de Mr. and Mrs. Annenberg." Beaux-arts magazine (Paris) 92 (July - August 1991), p. 64, ill., as Portrait de l'oncle Dominique en moine.Verdi 1992
Verdi, Richard. Cézanne. London and New York: Thames & Hudson, 1992, p. 29, fig. 16.Patin 1995
Patin, Sylvie. Cézanne. Paris: Editions Hazan, 1995, p. 33.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. 108, ill. vol. 2, as Portrait d'un moine (l'Oncle Dominique).Lewis 2000
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne. London: Phaidon, 2000, p. 57, fig. 31.Lewis 2002
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. "The Path to Les Lauves: A History of Cézanne's Studios." In Atelier Cézanne, 1902–2002: Le centenaire. Aix-en-Provence: Société Paul Cézanne, 2002, fig. 5, ill. in color.Athanassoglou-Kallmyer 2003
Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, Nina M. Cézanne and Provence: The Painter in His Culture. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2003, p. 74, fig. 2.22, as Portrait d'un moine (l'Oncle Dominique).Brettell and Eisenmann 2006
Brettell, Richard, and Stephen Eisenmann. Nineteenth-Century Art in the Norton Simon Museum. New Haven: Norton Simon Foundation with Yale University Press, 2006, p. 294, fig. 79a, as Dominique Aubert, the Artist's Uncle, as a Monk.The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2009
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: The Annenberg Collection - New Edition. Stein, Susan Alyson and Asher Ethan Miller. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009, no. 26, ill.Elderfield, Morton, Rey 2017
Elderfield, John, Mary Morton, Xavier Rey. Cézanne Portraits. Paris: Musée d'Orsay and Editions Gallimard, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, p. 67, fig. 26.Elderfield, Morton, Rey 2017a
Elderfield, John, Mary Morton, Xavier Rey. Cézanne Portraits. London and Princeton, N,J.: National Portrait Gallery Publications and Princeton University Press, 2017. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 24.Société Paul Cezanne 2019
Cezanne, Jas de Bouffan: art et histoire. Under the scientific direction of Denis Coutagne and François Chédeville. Lyon; Aix-en-Provence: Fage édition; Société Paul Cezanne, 2019, fig. 199 p. 205.Nagaï 2022a
Nagaï, Takanori. Truth in Panting: The Meaning of Cezanne's Practices for Modernizing Society. Tokyo: Sangesha Publishers Inc., 2022, pl. 14.Record last updated December 17, 2019. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Portrait d'un moine (l'Oncle Dominique), 1866–67 (FWN 411)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=115 (accessed on April 29, 2024).
