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La cathédrale de Chartres
Details
Chaim Soutine (1893-1943)
La cathédrale de Chartres
oil on cradled panel
36½ x 20 3/8 in. (92.7 x 51.8 cm.)
Painted in 1933
La cathédrale de Chartres
oil on cradled panel
36½ x 20 3/8 in. (92.7 x 51.8 cm.)
Painted in 1933
Provenance
Marcellin and Madeleine Castaing, Paris (acquired from the artist, 1933). Mrs. Lloyd Bruce Wescott, Clinton, New Jersey (acquired from the above, 1933).
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1964.
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1964.
Literature
M. Breuning, Parnassus, April 1937, New York, p. 45.
P. Loeb, Voyage à travers la peinture, 1946, Paris, p. 20 (illustrated, pl. III).
R. Pernoud, "Devant l'art moderne," L'Art Sacre, no. 5-6, January-February 1950, Paris, p. 17 (illustrated).
A. Werner, "Chaim Soutine: Self-Liberation Through Art," Chicago Jewish Forum, vol. 10, no. 3, Spring 1952, pp. 176-184.
J. Lassaigne, Soutine, Paris, 1954, no. 15 (illustrated in color). Museum of Modern Art, New York, Bulletin: Paintings from Private Collections, New York, vol. 22, no. 4, Summer 1955, no. 143 (illustrated).
J.A. Speyer, Art News, December 1956, p. 49.
P. D'Ancona, Some Aspects of Expressionism: Modigliani, Chagall, Soutine, Pascin, Milan, 1957, p. 65.
P. Cabanne, Arts, June 24-30 1959, p. 16 (illustrated).
G. Talphir, "Chaim Soutine (1894-1943)," Gazith, Art and Literary Journal, vol. 17, no. 195-196, August-September 1959, pp. 1-3, pl. 16, (illustrated).
J. Gállego, Goya, September-October 1959, p. 100 (illustrated).
W. George, Soutine, Paris, 1959 (illustrated).
"Modigliani and Soutine," The Times, 17 August 1963 (illustrated).
J. Russell, The Sunday Times, 18 August 1963 (illustrated).
S.G. Smith, The Scotsman, 19 August 1963.
T. Mullaly, Daily Telegraph, 20 August 1963 (illustrated).
A. Forge, The New Statesman, 4 October 1963, p. 456.
P. Stone, Jewish Chronicle, 4 October 1963, p. 7.
E.T. Dickson, Studio International, vol. 166, no. 847, November 1963, p. 205 (illustrated, p. 203).
M. Castaing and J. Leymarie, Soutine, Paris, 1963, p. 30, (illustrated in color pl. XXVII).
A. Forge, Soutine, London, 1965, no. 40, pp. 25, 31 and 43 (illustrated in color).
R. Negri, Soutine, Milan, 1966, pl. 13 (illustrated in color).
R. Negri, "Soutine," L'Arte Moderna, vol. 10, no. 87, 1967, pp. 201-240 (illustrated in color).
H. Serouya, Soutine, Paris, 1967, pl. XIII (illustrated in color).
Israel Museum, Exhibition catalogue, Jerusalem, 1968, pl. 13 (illustrated in clor).
P. Courthion, Soutine, Peintre du déchirant, Lausanne, 1972, p. 108 (illustrated in color, p. 109 and illustrated, p. 277E).
P.C. Santini, Modern Landscape Painting, London, 1972, no. 121 (illustrated).
R. Barotte, Plaisir de France, May 1973, p. 42 (illustrated in color).
A. Bouzy and Mme. Castaing, L'Echo Républicain, 11 May 1973 (illustrated).
I. Wagman, L'Amateur d'Art, May-September 1973, p. 5 (illustrated). R. Cogniat, Soutine, Paris, 1973, p. 61 (illustrated).
J. Guichard-Meili, "Camille, Chaim et Chartres," La Nouvelle Revue Française, Paris, c. 1973, p. 68.
J. Lassaigne, Soutine, Paris, 1973, no. 11 (illustrated in color). Grand Collection of World Art: Modigliani and the School of Paris, Tokyo, 1975, no. 39 (illustrated in color).
A. Werner, Chaim Soutine, New York, 1977, pp. 88 and 148, no. 42 (illustrated in color).
Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum; Lucerne, Kunsthalle Tübingen, and London, Hayward Gallery, Chaim Soutine, 1893-1943: Exhibition Catalogue, p. 45 and 130, no. 32 (illustrated in color).
Galleri Bellman, New York, Soutine (1893-1943): Exhibition Cagalogue, December 1983-January 1984, pp. 7, 8 (illustrated, fig. 2).
M. Tuchman, E. Dunow and K. Perls, Chaim Soutine, 1893-1943, Catalogue raisonné, New York, 2001, vol. 1, p. 290, no. 155 (illustrated in color, p. 291; dated circa 1934).
P. Loeb, Voyage à travers la peinture, 1946, Paris, p. 20 (illustrated, pl. III).
R. Pernoud, "Devant l'art moderne," L'Art Sacre, no. 5-6, January-February 1950, Paris, p. 17 (illustrated).
A. Werner, "Chaim Soutine: Self-Liberation Through Art," Chicago Jewish Forum, vol. 10, no. 3, Spring 1952, pp. 176-184.
J. Lassaigne, Soutine, Paris, 1954, no. 15 (illustrated in color). Museum of Modern Art, New York, Bulletin: Paintings from Private Collections, New York, vol. 22, no. 4, Summer 1955, no. 143 (illustrated).
J.A. Speyer, Art News, December 1956, p. 49.
P. D'Ancona, Some Aspects of Expressionism: Modigliani, Chagall, Soutine, Pascin, Milan, 1957, p. 65.
P. Cabanne, Arts, June 24-30 1959, p. 16 (illustrated).
G. Talphir, "Chaim Soutine (1894-1943)," Gazith, Art and Literary Journal, vol. 17, no. 195-196, August-September 1959, pp. 1-3, pl. 16, (illustrated).
J. Gállego, Goya, September-October 1959, p. 100 (illustrated).
W. George, Soutine, Paris, 1959 (illustrated).
"Modigliani and Soutine," The Times, 17 August 1963 (illustrated).
J. Russell, The Sunday Times, 18 August 1963 (illustrated).
S.G. Smith, The Scotsman, 19 August 1963.
T. Mullaly, Daily Telegraph, 20 August 1963 (illustrated).
A. Forge, The New Statesman, 4 October 1963, p. 456.
P. Stone, Jewish Chronicle, 4 October 1963, p. 7.
E.T. Dickson, Studio International, vol. 166, no. 847, November 1963, p. 205 (illustrated, p. 203).
M. Castaing and J. Leymarie, Soutine, Paris, 1963, p. 30, (illustrated in color pl. XXVII).
A. Forge, Soutine, London, 1965, no. 40, pp. 25, 31 and 43 (illustrated in color).
R. Negri, Soutine, Milan, 1966, pl. 13 (illustrated in color).
R. Negri, "Soutine," L'Arte Moderna, vol. 10, no. 87, 1967, pp. 201-240 (illustrated in color).
H. Serouya, Soutine, Paris, 1967, pl. XIII (illustrated in color).
Israel Museum, Exhibition catalogue, Jerusalem, 1968, pl. 13 (illustrated in clor).
P. Courthion, Soutine, Peintre du déchirant, Lausanne, 1972, p. 108 (illustrated in color, p. 109 and illustrated, p. 277E).
P.C. Santini, Modern Landscape Painting, London, 1972, no. 121 (illustrated).
R. Barotte, Plaisir de France, May 1973, p. 42 (illustrated in color).
A. Bouzy and Mme. Castaing, L'Echo Républicain, 11 May 1973 (illustrated).
I. Wagman, L'Amateur d'Art, May-September 1973, p. 5 (illustrated). R. Cogniat, Soutine, Paris, 1973, p. 61 (illustrated).
J. Guichard-Meili, "Camille, Chaim et Chartres," La Nouvelle Revue Française, Paris, c. 1973, p. 68.
J. Lassaigne, Soutine, Paris, 1973, no. 11 (illustrated in color). Grand Collection of World Art: Modigliani and the School of Paris, Tokyo, 1975, no. 39 (illustrated in color).
A. Werner, Chaim Soutine, New York, 1977, pp. 88 and 148, no. 42 (illustrated in color).
Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum; Lucerne, Kunsthalle Tübingen, and London, Hayward Gallery, Chaim Soutine, 1893-1943: Exhibition Catalogue, p. 45 and 130, no. 32 (illustrated in color).
Galleri Bellman, New York, Soutine (1893-1943): Exhibition Cagalogue, December 1983-January 1984, pp. 7, 8 (illustrated, fig. 2).
M. Tuchman, E. Dunow and K. Perls, Chaim Soutine, 1893-1943, Catalogue raisonné, New York, 2001, vol. 1, p. 290, no. 155 (illustrated in color, p. 291; dated circa 1934).
Exhibited
Arts Club of Chicago, Paintings by Haim Soutine, December 1935, no. 16.
New York, Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan Gallery, Soutine, March-April 1937, no. 4.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Art in Our Time, May-September 1939, no. 105 (illustrated).
San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Seven Centuries of Paintings, December 1939-January 1940, no. 214 (illustrated).
San Francisco, Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate International Exposition. Contemporary European Paintings, May-September 1940.
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy; Cincinnati Art Museum, St. Louis, City Art Museum, French Paintings of the Twentieth Century, 1900-1939, December 1944-March 1945, no. 67 (illustrated, pl. 67).
New Jersey, Newark Museum, Owned in New Jersey: Paintings and Decorative Arts from New Jersey Homes, October-December 1946,
no. 63.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, and Cleveland Museum of Art, Soutine, October 1950-March 1951, pp. 86-87 and 113 (illustrated in color, p. 26).
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Paintings from Private Collections, May-September, 1955, p. 20.
Arts Club of Chicago, Paintings by Kokoschka and Soutine, October 1956, no. 56.
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Cent tableaux de Soutine, June-September 1959, no. 104 (illustrated).
New York, Wildenstein & Co. and Waltham, Massachusetts, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Modern French Paintings, April-June 1962, no. 63 (illustrated).
Edinburgh, Scottish Academy, and London, Tate Gallery, Chaim Soutine, 1893-1943, August-November 1963, pp. 5, 12, 13, and 25, no. 46.
New York, Perls Galleries, Chaim Soutine, November-December 1969, no. 23 (illustrated in color).
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Soutine, April-September 1973, p. 8, no. 61 (illustrated in color).
New York, Museum of Modern Art; Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, and Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Modern Masters, Manet to Matisse, April-September 1975, no. 104 (illustrated).
New York, The Jewish Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Cincinnati Art Museum, An Expressionist in Paris, The Paintings of Chaim Soutine, April 1998-May 1999, p. 197, no. 55 (illustrated, p. 126, fig. 60; illustrated in color, p. 187, pl. 27).
New York, Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan Gallery, Soutine, March-April 1937, no. 4.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Art in Our Time, May-September 1939, no. 105 (illustrated).
San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Seven Centuries of Paintings, December 1939-January 1940, no. 214 (illustrated).
San Francisco, Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate International Exposition. Contemporary European Paintings, May-September 1940.
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy; Cincinnati Art Museum, St. Louis, City Art Museum, French Paintings of the Twentieth Century, 1900-1939, December 1944-March 1945, no. 67 (illustrated, pl. 67).
New Jersey, Newark Museum, Owned in New Jersey: Paintings and Decorative Arts from New Jersey Homes, October-December 1946,
no. 63.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, and Cleveland Museum of Art, Soutine, October 1950-March 1951, pp. 86-87 and 113 (illustrated in color, p. 26).
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Paintings from Private Collections, May-September, 1955, p. 20.
Arts Club of Chicago, Paintings by Kokoschka and Soutine, October 1956, no. 56.
Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Cent tableaux de Soutine, June-September 1959, no. 104 (illustrated).
New York, Wildenstein & Co. and Waltham, Massachusetts, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Modern French Paintings, April-June 1962, no. 63 (illustrated).
Edinburgh, Scottish Academy, and London, Tate Gallery, Chaim Soutine, 1893-1943, August-November 1963, pp. 5, 12, 13, and 25, no. 46.
New York, Perls Galleries, Chaim Soutine, November-December 1969, no. 23 (illustrated in color).
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Soutine, April-September 1973, p. 8, no. 61 (illustrated in color).
New York, Museum of Modern Art; Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, and Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Modern Masters, Manet to Matisse, April-September 1975, no. 104 (illustrated).
New York, The Jewish Museum; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Cincinnati Art Museum, An Expressionist in Paris, The Paintings of Chaim Soutine, April 1998-May 1999, p. 197, no. 55 (illustrated, p. 126, fig. 60; illustrated in color, p. 187, pl. 27).
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