Paul Cézanne

The artist's father reading "L'Événement"



Paul Cézanne - The artist's father reading



Paul Cézanne
The artist's father reading "L'Événement"
1866
198.5 x 119.3 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon


Literature

Catalogues raisonnés
R 101

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 743

Literature
Joachim Pissarro, Pioneering modern painting, New York/London, 2005, fig. 23



Provenance

With Ambroise Vollard (1867-1939), Paris
Auguste Pellerin (1952-1929), Paris
by inheritance to René Lecomte, Paris
Lecomte family collection
Mme. Louis de Chaisemartin, née Germaine Charlotte Lecomte
sold 1970 through Hector Brame, Paris to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1970.5.1

Other works by Paul Cezanne


Paul Cézanne Montagne Sainte-Victoire from the Route du Tholonet
Montagne Sainte-Victoire from the Route du Tholonet
c. 1904

Paul Cézanne Montagne Sainte-Victoire seen from Les Lauves
Montagne Sainte-Victoire seen from Les Lauves
1902-06

Paul Cézanne Trees and rocks in the park of the Château Noir
Trees and rocks in the park of the Château Noir
c. 1904

Paul Cézanne Three skulls on a oriental rug
Three skulls on a oriental rug
1904

Paul Cézanne Still life with a plaster Cupid
Still life with a plaster Cupid
1894-95