Catalogue entry

FWN 704
Le Pain et les oeufs
1865
Alternate titles: Bread and Eggs; Das Brot; Nature morte: le pain et les œufs; Pan y huevos; Still Life; Still Life with Bread and Eggs; Stilleben; Stilleben mit Brot; Stilleben, Brot und Serviette; Stilleven met brood; Un pain et des oeufs; Zwiebel, Eier und Brot
Rewald (82): 1865; Venturi revised: 1865; Venturi (59): 1865; Rivière: c.1866
Oil on canvas
23 3/16 x 29 7/8 in. (59 x 76 cm)
Signed and dated lower left in red brown: P. Cezanne 1865
Vollard A stockbook: no. 4166, Nature morte , 58 x 75 cm
Vollard B stockbook: no. 4055, Nature morte. Pain, oeufs, et serviettes, 59 x 74 cm (200 frs)
Vollard archives: photo no. 84 and [306?], Annotated by Cezanne's son : 1865
Cincinnati Art Museum (Gift of Mary E. Johnston)

Keywords

Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris, and Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (Apr. 16, 1904)
Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (Nov. 1909)
Walter Lewinstein, Schöneberg, Germany (Nov. 18, 1909)
Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin (Dec. 18, 1915)
Hugo Cassirer, Berlin (Dec. 20, 1920);
Lotte Cassirer-Fürstenberg, Berlin (on deposit at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague)
Justin K. Thannhauser, New York
Cincinnati Art Museum (1955)
Exhibition History
1904 Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Sonderausstellung Paul Cézanne, April 22–June 15, 1904, no number, as Zwiebel, Eier und Brot.
1907 Vienna
Galerie Miethke, Dorotheergasse 11 and Graben 17, Vienna, [Französische Kunst der Gegenwart (Gauguin-Ausstellung)], March 15–April 28, 1907, no. 91 or 95, as Stilleben, tentative identification, lent by Vollard.
1907b Budapest
Nemzeti Salon, Budapest, Hungary, Gauguin, Cézanne, et al, May 1907, no. 77, as Still Life, lent by Vollard.
1907 Prague
S.V.U. Mánes, Pavillon Mánes, Prague, Francouzští impressionisté [French Impressionists], September 27–November 30, 1907, no. 54, lent by Vollard.
1909 Munich
Munich, Frühjahr-Ausstellung der Münchener Sezession, Spring 1909, no. 18, as Stilleben, Brot und Serviette, lent by Vollard.
1909b Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, XII. Jahrgang, III. Ausstellung, November 17–December 12, 1909, no. 19, as Stilleben mit Brot, lent by Vollard.
1921 Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Cézanne-Ausstellung: Cézannes Werke in deutschem Privatbesitz: Gemälde, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, November–December 11, 1921, no. 4, as Stilleben mit Brot, lent by Hugo Cassirer.
1925b Berlin
Paul Cassirer, Berlin, Impressionisten, September–October 1925, no. 1, (dated 1865), as Das Brot.
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. 5, 1865, as Pan y huevos, lent by Mme F[ürstenberg]. 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.
1959e New York
Wildenstein Galleries, New York, Loan Exhibition: Cézanne, November 5–December 5, 1959, no. 2, ill. lent by Cincinnati.
1966 Bordeaux
Musée de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, La peinture française: collections américaines, May 13–September 15, 1966, no. 53, pl. 39, as Le Pain et les oeufs, lent by Cincinnati Art Musuem.
1971 Washington, D.C. and traveling
Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., Cézanne: An Exhibition in Honor of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Phillips Collection, February 27–March 28, 1971, no. 1. Traveled to: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, April 17–May 16, 1971; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, June 1–July 3, 1971.
1988–89a London and traveling
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Cézanne: The Early Years 1859–1872, April 22–August 21, 1988, no. 7, ill. Traveled to: Musée d'Orsay, Cézanne: les années de jeunesse 1859-1872, Paris, September 19, 1988–January 1, 1989; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., January 29–April 30, 1989.
1994–95 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Impressionnisme: Les origines, 1859–1869, April 19–August 8, 1994, no. 22, fig. 206. Traveled to: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Origins of Impressionism, September 19, 1994–January 8, 1995.
1995–96 Paris and traveling
Grand Palais, Paris, Cézanne, September 26, 1995–January 14, 1996, no. 3, ill. shown in Philadelphia only. Traveled to: Tate Gallery, London, February 8–April 28, 1996; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, May 26–September 1, 1996.
2001–02 Washington, D.C. and traveling
Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., Impressionist Still Life, September 22, 2001–January 13, 2002, p. 59, pl. 7, as Still Life with Bread and Eggs, lent by Cincinnati Art Museum. Traveled to: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, February 17–June 9, 2002.
2004–05 Essen
Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany, Cézanne: Aufbruch in die Moderne, September 18, 2004–January 16, 2005, listed p. 231, ill.p. 88, as Le Pain et les oeufs.
2005–06 New York and traveling
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Pioneering Modern Painting: Cézanne & Pissarro 1865–1885, June 26–September 12, 2005, no. 4, ill., p. 80, as Le Pain et les oeufs. Traveled to: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, October 20, 2005–January 16, 2006; Musée d'Orsay, Paris, February 27–May 28, 2006 (Cézanne et Pissarro 1865-1885).
2011–12 Paris
Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, Cézanne et Paris, October 12, 2011–February 26, 2012, no. 53, ill., p. 111, as Le Pain et les oeufs, lent by Cincinnati Art Museum.
2012 Tokyo
National Art Center, Tokyo, Cézanne: Paris-Provence, March 28–May 11, 2012, no. 6, ill.
2014–15 Philadelphia and traveling
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, The World is an Apple: The Still Lifes of Paul Cézanne, June 14–September 22, 2014, hors catalogue. Traveled to: Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, November 1, 2014–January 31, 2015.
2017–18 Karlsruhe
Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe, Germany, Cézanne - Metamorphosen, October 28, 2017–February 11, 2018, no. 1, ill.
2022–23 Chicago and traveling
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cezanne, May 15–September 5, 2022, no. 51, ill. catalogued, but not shown. Traveled to: Tate Moderrn, London, October 6, 2022–March 12, 2023.
Published References
Duret 1907
Duret, Théodore. "Paul Cézanne." Kunst und Künstler 5, no. 3 (1907), ill. p. 93, as Stilleben.
Rilke 1907c
Rilke, Rainer Maria. "Letter to Clara Rilke, Prague, dated Nov. 4, 1907." In Briefe über Cézanne. Wiesbaden: Insel, 1952.
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. 88.
Zeisho 1921
Zeisho, Atzouji. Paul Cézanne. Tokyo: Rakuyodo, Taisho, 1921, fig. 22.
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. 87, as Stilleben, 1885.
Rivière 1923
Rivière, Georges. Le Maître Paul Cézanne. Paris: Librairie Floury, 1923, p. 197, listed.
Bernard 1925
Bernard, Emile. Souvenirs sur Paul Cézanne: une conversation avec Cézanne: la méthode de Cézanne. Paris: R.G. Michel, 1925, ill. opposite p. 60.
Iavorskaia 1935a
Iavorskaia, Nina. Cézanne. Moscow: Ogiz-Izogiz, 1935, pl. 7.
Venturi 1936b
Venturi, Lionello. Cézanne: Son Art, Son Oeuvre. Paris: Editions Paul Rosenberg, 1936, no. 59, ill. vol. II, as Nature morte: le pain et les œufs.
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. 54, as Le Pain et les oeufs.
Gemeente Museum Den Haag 1938
Gemeentemuseum 's-Gravenhage, afbeeldingen behoorende bij den catalogus van de schilderijen, aquarellen en teekeningen. 's-Gravenhage: Dienst voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen, [c. 1938], no. 30-33, pl. 78, as Stilleven met brood.
Scolari and Barr 1938
Scholari, Margaret, and Alfred Barr. "Cézanne in the Letters of Marion to Morstatt, 1865–68." Magazine of Art 31, no. 2 (February 1938), pp. 84–89; no. 4 (April 1938), p. 223.
Vollard 1938
Vollard, Ambroise. En écoutant Cézanne, Degas, Renoir. Paris: B. Grasset, 1938, p. 18 et p. 20, as Un pain et des oeufs.
Dorival 1948
Dorival, Bernard. Cézanne. Paris: Pierre Tisné, 1948, pp. 28, 31, 133.
Rilke 1952
Rilke, Rainer Maria. Briefe über Cézanne. Wiesbaden: Insel, 1952.
Beucken 1955
Beucken, Jean de. Un portrait de Cézanne. Paris: Gallimard, [1955], p. 72.
Adams 1956
Adams, Philip. "Cézanne." Bulletin of the Cincinnati Art Museum 4 (March 1956), pp. 17–18, ill.
Emporium 1957
"Cincinnati: Botticelli e Cézanne all' Art Museum." Emporium: Rivista mensile illustrata d'arte e di cultura 125, no. 746 (February 1957), p. 88, ill.
Elles 1958
Elles, Iris. Das Stilleben in der französischen Malerei des 19. Jahrhunderts. Zurich: Origo Verl, 1958, p. 99.
Bruner 1965
Bruner, Louise. "Cincinnati: A Museum with New Walls." Arts Magazine 40 (December 1965), p. 38, ill.
Schapiro 1968
Schapiro, Meyer. "The Apples of Cézanne: An Essay on the Meaning of Still-Life." Art News Annual 34 (1968), p. 40.
D'Harnoncourt 1971
D'Harnoncourt, Anne. "The Necessary Cézanne." Art Gallery 14, no. 6 (April 1971), p. 35, ill.
Forgey 1971
Forgey, Benjamin. "Cézanne without Tears." Art News 70, no. 2 (April 1971), p. 56.
Young 1971
Young, Mahonri Sharp. "French Painting in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries." Apollo 93 (1971), p. 304, fig. 6.
Cincinnati Art Museum 1972
The Mary E. Johnston Collection. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1972, p. 6, fig. a.
Zimmerman 1972–73
Zimmerman, B. "The Mary E. Johnston Collection." Midwest Museums Conference Quarterly, no. 1 (Winter 1972–73), ill.
Weisberg and Talbot 1979
Weisberg, Gabriel P., and William S. Talbot. Chardin and the Still-Life Tradition in France. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1979, pp. 44, 92, fig. 29.
Weisberg 1980
Weisberg, Gabriel P. The Realist Tradition: French Painting and Drawing, 1830–1900. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1980, p. 153.
Cincinnati Art Museum 1981
Art Palace of the West: A Centennial Tribute, 1881–1981. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Art Museum, 1981, p. 51, ill.
Bettendorf 1982
Bettendorf, Virginia. "Cézanne's Early Realism: 'Still Life with Bread and Eggs' Reexamined." Arts Magazine 56, no. 5 (January 1982), pp. 138–41, fig. 2.
Rewald 1986b
Rewald, John. Cézanne: A Biography. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986, p. 80, ill.
Düchting 1989
Düchting, Hajo. Paul Cézanne: Natur wird Kunst. Cologne: Benedict Taschen Verlag, 1989, p. 54, ill.
Verdi 1992
Verdi, Richard. Cézanne. London and New York: Thames & Hudson, 1992, p. 50, fig. 37.
Kitschen 1995
Kitschen, Friederike. Cézanne: Stilleben. Ostfildern-Ruit: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1995, fig. 1.
Patin 1995
Patin, Sylvie. Cézanne. Paris: Editions Hazan, 1995, p. 34.
Cahn 1995b
Cahn, Isabelle. Paul Cézanne. Paris: Somogy Editions d'Art, 1995, p. 39, 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. 82, ill. vol. 2, as Le Pain et les oeufs.
Smith 1996
Smith, Paul. Interpreting Cézanne. London: Tate Publishing, 1996, p. 28, fig. 19, as Bread and Eggs.
Lewis 2000
Lewis, Mary Tompkins. Cézanne. London: Phaidon, 2000, p. 48, fig. 24.
Freudenberg 2001
Freudenberg, Inken. Der Zweifler Cézanne. Heidelberg: Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg, 2001, pl. 44.
Machotka 2008
Machotka, Pavel. Cézanne: The Eye and the Mind, 2 vols. Marseille: Editions Crès, 2008, vol. 1, fig. 66; vol. 2, p. 61, as Le Pain et les oeufs.
Taylor 2009
Taylor, Michael R. "Learning from 'Papa Cézanne': Arshile Gorky and the (Self-) Invention of the Modern Artist." In Cézanne and Beyond. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. Exhibition catalogue, p. 416, fig. 15.7, as Still Life with Bread and Eggs.
Leca 2011
Leca, Benedict. "Le Monde est une pomme: nature mortes et portraits parisiens de Cézanne." In Cézanne et Paris. Paris: Éditions de la Rmn-Grand Palais, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, p. 111, ill., as Le Pain et les oeufs.
Echte and Feilchenfeldt 2011b
Echte, Bernhard and Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Paul Cézanne, 22. April bis 15. Juni 1904." Kunstsalon Paul Cassirer: Die Ausstellungen 1901-1905. vol. 2, "Man steht da und staunt". Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2011, p. 497, ill.
Coutagne 2011d
Coutagne, Denis. Cézanne abstraction faite. Paris: Les Editions du Cerf, 2011, p. 204, fig. 141.
Echte and Feilchenfeldt 2013d
Echte, Bernhard and Feilchenfeldt, Walter. "Kollektion Paul Cézanne: 17. November bis 12. Dezember 1909." Kunstsalon Cassirer: Die Ausstellungen 1908-1910. vol. 4, "Ganz eigenartige neue Werte". Wädenswil: Nimbus, 2013, p. 316, ill.
Brettell 2014
Brettell, Richard. "Cézanne still lifes: Philadelphia and Hamilton." The Burlington Magazine 156, no. 1340 (November 2014), fig. 77, as Still Life with Bread and Eggs.
Leca 2014
Leca, Benedict. "'The Painter of Apples': Cézanne, Still Life, and Self-Fashioning." In The World Is an Apple: The Still Lifes of Paul Cézanne. Hamilton, Ontario: Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2014. Exhibition catalogue, p. 31, fig. 1, as Still Life with Bread and Eggs.
Pola Museum of Art 2015
Cézanne: Pioneer of Modern Art. Kanagawa: Pola Museum of Art, Pola Art Foundation, 2015. Exhibition catalogue, p. 27, fig. 3.
Notes

It is possible that this work, which is both signed and dated, was submitted to the Salon of 1865 where it was rejected.

Additional material / links
Record last updated October 28, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Le Pain et les oeufs, 1865 (FWN 704)." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=96 (accessed on April 23, 2024).