Flowers in a Rococo Vase, c. 1876

Inscription

lower left: Cezanne

Provenance

Probably a gift of the artist to Gustave Caillebotte [1848-1894], Paris, in whose estate it remained until 1932.[1] (Galerie André Weil, Paris); (Galerie Étienne Bignou, Paris); sold 29 November 1932 to Chester Dale [1882-1932], New York;[2] bequest 1963 to NGA.

Exhibition History

1877

Possibly La 3e Exposition de Peinture [Third Impressionist Exhibition], Paris, 1877, no. 20 or 21

1905

Salon d'Automne, Paris, 1905, no. 31

1932

"Flowers" by French Painters, Knoedler Galleries, New York, 1932, no. 15, repro.

1965

The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

2010

From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, January 2010-January 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Bibliography

1936

Venturi, Lionello. Cezanne, son art, son oeuvre. 2 vols. Paris, 1936.

1942

French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 66, repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1944

French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1944: 66, repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1944

Jewell, Edward Alden. French Impressionists and their Contemporaries Represented in American Collections. New York, 1944: repro. 87.

1952

Cairns, Huntington, and John Walker, eds., Great Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1952: 166, color repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1953

French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1953: 76, repro.

1956

Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1956: 58, color repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1957

Shapley, Fern Rusk. Comparisons in Art: A Companion to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. London, 1957 (reprinted 1959): pl. 130, as Vase of Flowers.

1963

Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1963 (reprinted 1964 in French, German, and Spanish): 326, repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1965

Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 115, repro.

1965

Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 25, as Vase of Flowers.

1966

Cairns, Huntington, and John Walker, eds. A Pageant of Painting from the National Gallery of Art. 2 vols. New York, 1966: 2:458, color repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1968

National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 18, repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1970

Orienti 1970, no.223.

1975

European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 62, repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1984

Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 494, no. 735, color repro., as Vase of Flowers.

1985

European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 81, repro.

1996

Rewald, John. The Paintings of Paul Cézanne: a catalogue raisonné. 2 vols. New York, 1996:no. 265, repro.

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