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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 97
La Baie de l'Estaque vue de l'est
c.1876–79
Alternate titles: L'Estaque; La Montagne Marseilleveyre; La Montagne Marseilleveyre et l'Ile Maire; Le Golfe bleu (L'Estaque); Sea at L'Estaque
Rewald (394): 1878–79; Venturi revised: 1883–85; Venturi (408): 1882–85; Ratcliffe: possibly 1876, but may have been reworked later
Oil on canvas
21 13/16 x 25 13/16 in. (55.5 x 65.5 cm)
Provenance
(Ambroise Vollard, Paris?)
Egisto Fabbri, Florence and Paris
Paul Rosenberg, Paris and New York
Hermann R. Stirlin, Zurich
Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester (1969)
Exhibition History
1920 Venice
Biennale, Venice, Italy, Mostra Individuale di Paul Cézanne, April 15–October 31, 1920, no. 17, (dated 1883), as L'Estaque, lent by Fabbri.1921 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Cézanne, February 6–March 6, 1921, no. 7, as Le Golfe bleu (L'Estaque), lent by Fabbri.1936f Paris
Paul Rosenberg, Paris, Le grand siècle, June 15–July 11, 1936, no. 2, as L'Estaque, 1882–85, lent by M. H.-R. Stirlin.1936 Basel
Kunsthalle, Basel, Switzerland, Paul Cézanne, August 30–October 12, 1936, no. 32, ill., as La Montagne Marseilleveyre et l'Ile Maire, c. 1885, lent by H.R.S, Zürich.1937a Paris
Palais National des Arts, Paris, Chefs-d'oeuvres de l'art français [World's Fair], June–October 1937, no. 251, as L'Estaque, lent by Stirlin.1938e Paris
Galerie de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, La peinture française du XIXe siècle en Suisse, March–June 1938, no. 7, pl. III, lent by anon.1939a Paris
Paul Rosenberg, Paris, Exposition Cézanne (1839-1906), organisée à l'occasion de son centenaire au profit de l’œuvre de l'allaitement maternel, February 21–April 1, 1939, no. 15, ill., as La Montagne Marseilleveyre et l'Ile Maire, 1885, lent by Stirlin.1939 Lyon
Musée de Lyon, Palais Saint-Pierre, Lyon, France, Centenaire de Paul Cézanne, May 7–June 18, 1939, no. 28, pl. X, lent by Stirlin, Zürich.1939 Buenos Aires and traveling
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina Republic, La Pintura francesca: de David a nuestros días, July 18–August 1939, no. 6, as L'Estaque, 1822[sic]-85. Traveled to: Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B. Castagnino, Rosario, Argentina Republic, August 31–September 10, 1939; Salón Nacional de Bellas Artes, Montevideo, Uruguay, April 1940; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Rio de Janeiro, June–July 1940.1955 Rome and traveling
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Mostra di capolavori della pittura francese dell'ottocento, February–March 1955, no. 8, fig. 86, as L'Estaque, c. 1882-85. Traveled to: Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy, April–May 1955.1956 Zurich
Kunsthaus, Zurich, Paul Cézanne, August 22–October 7, 1956, no. 45.1956 Munich
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Paul Cézanne, October 12–November 18, 1956, no. 33, lent by Private collection.1959 Paris
Petit Palais, Paris, De Géricault à Matisse: chefs-d'oeuvre français des collections suisses, March–May 1959, no. 19.1964 Lausanne
Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland, Chefs-d'œuvre des collections suisses: de Manet à Picasso, May 1–October 25, 1964, no. 90, ill., as La Montagne Marseilleveyre et l'Ile Maire, 1882-1885, lent by Private collection, Lausanne.1967b Paris
Orangerie, Paris, Chefs-d'oeuvre des collections suisses de Manet à Picasso, May 10–October 2, 1967, no. 89, ill. lent by H. R. Stirlin, St-Prex.1974 Tokyo and traveling
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Cézanne, March 30–May 19, 1974, no. 21, ill. Traveled to: Municipal Museum, Kyoto, Japan, June 1–July 17, 1974; Cultural Center, Fukuoka, Japan, July 24–August 18, 1974.1977 New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Treasures from Rochester, April 14–May 28, 1977, ill., p. 63.1982 Liège and traveling
Musée Saint-Georges, Liège, Belgium, Cézanne, March 12–May 9, 1982, no. 11, ill. 1882- 85 (1878-79 suggested by Rewald). Traveled to: Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, June 12–August 31, 1982 (exhibition catalogue; preface by Denis Coutagne).1982 Aix-en-Provence
Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France, Cézanne, June 12–August 31, 1982, no. 11, ill.1990 Huntington and traveling
Heckscher Museum, Huntington, New York, Illuminations: images of landscape in France, 1855–1885, March 10–April 29, 1990, no. 19. Traveled to: Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, May 26–July 29, 1990; Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee, September 8–November 10, 1990.1994 Edinburgh
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Monet to Matisse: Landscape Painting in France, August 11–October 23, 1994.1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 54, ill. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.2001–02 Utica and traveling
Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute, Utica, New York, Circa 1900: From the Genteel Tradition to the Jazz Age, March 3–April 15, 2001, no. 75, ill., p. 49, as Sea at L'Estaque, dated 1878–82; shown in Utica, Buffalo and Rochester. Traveled to: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, May 6–August 19, 2001; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithica, New York, September 8–November 25, 2001; Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York, December 14, 2001–March 3, 2002; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, March 22–May 26, 2002; Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, June 15–September 15, 2002.2008 Humlebæk
Louisiana Museum of Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, Cézanne & Giacometti: Paths of Doubt, February 20–June 29, 2008, no. 10, ill. p. 53, as La Baie de l'Estaque vue de l'est, lent by Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester.2014a Madrid
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Cézanne: site / non-site, February 4–May 18, 2014, no. 51, ill.Published References
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 408, ill. vol. II, as La Montagne Marseilleveyre et l'Ile Maire.Besson 1938
Besson, George. Cézanne, 10 Planches en couleurs. Paris: Les Éditions Braune & Cie, 1938(?).Beaux-arts 1939a
"Une exposition Cézanne au profit de l'oeuvre de l'allaitment maternel." Beaux-arts: Chronique des arts et de la curiosité, no. 322 (March 3, 1939), ill. p. 1, as La Montagne Marseilleveyre.Dorival 1948
Dorival, Bernard. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1948, pl. 73, listed p. 156.Portmann 1957
Portmann, Paul. Paul Cézanne: sechs mehrfarbige Wiedergaben und ein mehrfarbiges Umschlagbild. Zurich: Rascher, 1957, p. 18, ill.Alauzen 1962
Alauzen, André M. La Peinture en Provence. Marseille: La Savoisienne, 1962, pl. 51.Ramuz 1968
Ramuz, Charles Ferdinand. Cézanne Formes. Lausanne: International Art Book, 1968, pl. 13.Memorial Art Gallery 1969
Review of Gallery Notes, ill.Gazette des beaux-arts 1970
"[Aquisitions des musées du monde entier]." La Chronique des arts: supplément à la Gazette des beaux-arts, no. 1213 (February 1970), p. 86, no. 379, ill., as L'Estaque.Harris 1982
Harris, Nathaniel. The Art of Cézanne. London: Optimum Books, 1982, p. 49, ill. in color.Lévêque 1988
Lévêque, Jean Jacques. La Vie et l'oeuvre de Paul Cézanne. Courbevoie: ACR, 1988, p. 183, ill. in color.Rishel 1994–96
Rishel, Joseph J. "Cézanne at L'Estaque." Porticus 17–19 (1994–96), pp. 14–19, ill.Lartigue 1995
Lartigue, Charles de. Les paysages de Paul Cézanne. Lyon: Les Créations du Pélican, 1995, p. 84, ill.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. 394, ill. vol. 2, as La Baie de l'Estaque vue de l'est.Feilchenfeldt 2005d
Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Die Zeichnungen Cézannes: Kleine Formate: Skizzen. Grosse Formate: Aquarelle ohne Farbe." In "By Appointment Only": Schriften zu Kunst und Kunsthandel, Cézanne und Van Gogh. Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2005, p. 221, ill.Bardazzi 2007b
Bardazzi, Francesca, ed. Cézanne in Florence: Two Collectors and the 1910 Exhibition of Impressionism. Translated by John Venerella. Milan: Mondadori Electa, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, p. 260, fig. 9, as La Baie de l'Estaque vue de l'est.Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 114; vol. 2, p. 89, as La Baie de l'Estaque vue de l'est.Chiappini 2011
Chiappini, Rudy. "Quel silenzio, in attesa del tempo della rivelazione." In Cézanne: Les ateliers du midi. Milan: Skira, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 30, fig. 13.Blanc 2013
Blanc, Geneviève. L'Estaque, Art et Patrimoine, Chronique d'une double histoire. Gémenos: Groupe Horizon, 2013, p. 183, ill.Blanc 2019
Blanc, Geneviève. L'Oeuvre de Cezanne à L'Estaque, Huiles – Aquarelles – Dessins, 1864–1885. Marseille: Éditions Gaussen, 2019, fig. 29 (discussion p. 36), as La Baie de l'Estaque vue de l'est, with a vintage postcard view of the motif.Blanc 2020
Blanc, Geneviève. Et si L'Estaque m'était contée? [privately published], 2020, p. 20, ill. with photo of motif.Notes
See the remarks for La Mer à l'Estaque, 1876 (96).
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Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "La Baie de l'Estaque vue de l'est, c.1876–79 (FWN 97)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=390 (accessed on May 2, 2024).
