Paul Cezanne

Lot Description Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) Fillette oil on canvas 6½ x 5¼ in. (16.5 x 13.4 cm.) Painted in 1872-1873 Provenance Auguste Pellerin, Paris (by 1929). Mme René Lecomte, Paris (by descent from the above); sale, Christie's, New York, 8 November 1999, lot 134. Private collection, United Kingdom (acquired at the above sale); sale, Christie's, London, 9 February 2011, lot 39. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner. Literature L. Venturi, Cézanne, Son art--son oeuvre, Paris, 1936, vol. I, p. 332, no. 1520 B (illustrated, vol. II, pl. 387; dated 1871-1872). S. Orienti, The Complete Paintings of Cézanne, New York, 1976, p. 96, no. 244 (illustrated, p. 97; titled Girl in a White Apron and dated 1871-1872). J. Rewald, The Paintings of Paul Cézanne, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1996, vol. I, p. 143, no. 181 (illustrated, vol. II, p. 62). Exhibited Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Hommage à Cézanne, July-October 1954, no. 21. View Lot Notes > Dated circa 1872-1873 by John Rewald, Fillette is an early canvas formerly owned by margarine magnate Auguste Pellerin who, along with early collector Victor Chocquet and dealer Ambroise Vollard, was one of Cézanne's greatest champions, his estate boasting 92 works by the artist. It is a tribute to the importance of this rare and unusual early painting and also to its charming content that it remained in the hands of his family for seven decades, passing to his daughter, Madame René Lecomte. This tender scene in its gem-like format shows a girl surrounded by what seem to be abandoned toys, sitting in a contemplative mood in an outdoor corner. The flash of red of the ball on the ground adds a zest to this tight composition, contrasting with the more muted nuances of the scene. This picture provides a striking contrast to some of the more complex and tormented images that marked out much of Cézanne's early works; it is filled with light and delicacy.

Prints Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906) Portrait du peintre Armand Guillaumin au pendu (C. 2), 1873 Etching on laid paper, a posthumous impression, with margins, in good condition aside from light- and backboard staining, a few specks of foxing and soft creases, framed. 6 1/4 x 4 5/8in sheet 13 x 10in

Lot 54 Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906) Portrait du peintre Armand Guillaumin au pendu , 1873, a posthumous impression (Cherpin, 2). Unsigned. Etching on paper, plate size 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (15.5 x 12.0 cm), framed. Condition: Gentle rippling and toning, not examined out of frame. Estimate $500-700

Lot Description Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) Etude d'arbres watercolor and pencil on paper 11 3/8 x 17 5/8 in. (28.8 x 44.7 cm.) Executed circa 1890 Provenance Walther Halvorsen, Oslo. Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris. Justin K. Thannhauser, Paris; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 12 April 1945, lot 71. 67th Street Gallery, New York. Anon. sale, Gutekunst & Klipstein, Bern, 5-6 June 1959, lot 96. Anon. sale, Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern, 9 June 1961. James Goodman Gallery, New York (by 1967). Gimpel Fils, London. Anon. sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 2 July 1970, lot 29. Contemporary Art Establishment, Zurich. Interart, Ltd., Zug, Switzerland. Private collection, Japan. Acquired from the above by the present owner. Literature J. Rewald, Paul Cézanne, The Watercolors, A Catalogue Raisonné, Boston, 1983, p. 170, no. 354 (illustrated). Exhibited New York, Kleeman Gallery, Modern French Drawings, 1943, no. 2. Kunstverein Hamburg Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Seurat, 1963, no. 20 (illustrated, pl. 72). London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, 19th and 20th Century Drawings and Paintings, 1966, no. 6 (illustrated). Pasadena Art Musuem, Cézanne Watercolors, 1967, no. 24 (illustrated). New York, James Goodman Gallery, 1967, no. 37 (illustrated). Tokyo, The National Art Center, Cézanne, Paris-Provence, March-June 2012, p. 62, no. 34 (illustrated in color).

23 PAUL CÉZANNE Les Baigneurs (Grande planche) (The Large Bathers) , circa 1896-1898 Color lithograph on laid paper watermark ‘MBM.Color lithograph on laid paper watermark ‘MBM. Lower right signed in the stone ‘P Cézanne’’ and inscribed ‘Tirage à cent exemplaires no.’’. This work is the second state (of three), with the printed inscription, from an edition of 100. Sheet: 18 5/8 x 24 3/8 in (47.3 x 61.9 cm) ESTIMATE $25,000 - 35,000 PROVENANCE Galerie Michael, Beverly Hills Private Collection, USA LITERATURE Ambroise, Vollard, Recollections of a Picture Dealer , London, 1936, pp. 247-48 Lionello, Venturi, Cézanne: son Art - son oeeuvre, No.1157, Vol. 1 , Paris, 1936, p. 287 Alphonse Kann maquette Vol.2, pl. 332 Una E. Johnson, Ambroise Vollard, Editeur, 1867-1939, New York, 1944, No.30, pp. 15, 68-9, 193 Melvin Waldfogel, “Caillebotte, Vollard and Cézanne’’s ‘Baigneurs au Repos”’’, Gazette des Beaux-Arts , February 1965, pp. 113-20, p.114 Jean Cherpin, “L’’oeeuvre gravé de Cézanne”, Arts et Livres de Provence: Bulletin , No.82, 1972, No.7, pp. 47-58, 68-9, first state p.53 Douglas W. Druick, “Cézanne, Vollard and Lithography: the Ottawa Maquette for the “Large Bathers” Colour Lithograph”, The National Gallery of Canada Bulletin , 19, 1972, 1974, pp. 1-36, p. 8 Douglas Druick and William Rubin (ed.), “Cézanne’’s Lithographs” , Cézanne: the Late Work , London, 1978, pp. 119-37, first state p. 125 Contact Specialist Request Condtion Report Recieve Email alerts View catalogue Purchase catalogue Annual subscriptions