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Lot 6
PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)
L’Assiette bleue
Closed29 September 2026
Price Realised
HKD 40,550,000
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PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)
L’Assiette bleue
oil on canvas
28 x 22.7 cm. (11 x 8 7⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1879-1880
L’Assiette bleue
oil on canvas
28 x 22.7 cm. (11 x 8 7⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1879-1880
PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)
L’Assiette bleue
oil on canvas
28 x 22.7 cm. (11 x 8 7⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1879-1880
L’Assiette bleue
oil on canvas
28 x 22.7 cm. (11 x 8 7⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1879-1880
Octave Mirbeau, Paris
Alice Regnault, Paris (by descent from the above)
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (acquired from the above on 4 November 1920)
Alphonse Kann, Saint-Germain-en-Laye (acquired from the above on 8 March 1924, until at least 1938)
Peter Pitt-Millward, Paço da Glória and London, by 1954 (probably by descent from the above); sale, Sotheby’s London, 6 May 1959, lot 74
Einstein, London
Sir Edward and Lady Hulton, London, by 1964, and until at least 1968 (on extended loan to Kunsthaus, Zurich)
Private collection, Switzerland
The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid. & Lefevre, Ltd.), London, by 1981.
Fuji Gallery, Tokyo
Ise Cultural Foundation, Japan (acquired in 1988); sale, Sotheby’s New York, 13 November 2023, lot 14
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Alice Regnault, Paris (by descent from the above)
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (acquired from the above on 4 November 1920)
Alphonse Kann, Saint-Germain-en-Laye (acquired from the above on 8 March 1924, until at least 1938)
Peter Pitt-Millward, Paço da Glória and London, by 1954 (probably by descent from the above); sale, Sotheby’s London, 6 May 1959, lot 74
Einstein, London
Sir Edward and Lady Hulton, London, by 1964, and until at least 1968 (on extended loan to Kunsthaus, Zurich)
Private collection, Switzerland
The Lefevre Gallery (Alex Reid. & Lefevre, Ltd.), London, by 1981.
Fuji Gallery, Tokyo
Ise Cultural Foundation, Japan (acquired in 1988); sale, Sotheby’s New York, 13 November 2023, lot 14
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A. Vollard Archives, photo no. 162.
‘Le courrier de la presse’, in Le Bulletin de la vie artistique, vol. 1, no. 26, 15 December 1920, p. 747 (illustrated ; titled ‘Nature morte’).
E. Bernard, Souvenirs sur Paul Cezanne: une conversation avec Cezanne: la méthode de Cézanne. Paris, 1925 (illustrated).
L. Venturi, Cezanne. Son Art, Son Oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1936, no. 353, p. 142 (illustrated vol. II, pl. 353; dated ‘1879-1882’).
Exh. cat.,Chefs d’oeuvre de l’art français, Palais National des Arts, Paris, 1937, p. 126.
R.Gimpel, Journal d'un collectionneur marchand de tableaux, Paris, 1963, p. 274.
S. Orenti, L’opera completa di Cezanne, Milan, 1970, no. 462, p. 107 (illustrated; titled 'Piatto con fico e pesche' and dated '1879-82').
F. Fénéon, Oeuvres plus que complètes, vol. I, Geneva, 1970, p. 313.
S. Monneret, L’impressionnisme et son époque, dictionnaire international illustré, vol. II, Paris, 1979, p. 53.
L. Venturi, Cezanne. Son Art, Son Oeuvre, vol. I, San Francisco, 1989, no. 353, p. 142 (illustrated vol. II, pl. 353; dated ‘1879-1882’).
O. Mirbeau, Combats esthétiques, vol. 2, Paris, 1993, p. 537.
J. Rewald, The Paintings of Paul Cezanne. A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, New York, 1996, no. 433, pp. 289-290 (illustrated vol. 2, pl. 433, p. 137).
P. Machotka. Cezanne. The Eye and the Mind, Marseille, 2008, no. 196, vol. 1,unpaged (illustrated) & vol. 2, p. 131 (illustrated, p. 132).
F.Leeman, Emile Bernard, Paris, 2013, fig. 27, pp. 98 & 103 (illustrated p. 96).
G.-P. Dauberville & F. Dauberville, Paul Cezanne chez Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 2020, no. 33, p. 266 (illustrated pp. 110 & 267).
Exh. cat. Cezanne Drawing, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2021, pl. 245, p. 183 (illustrated pp.198 &199).
W. Feilchenfeldt, J. Warman and D. Nash, The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné (www.cezannecatalogue.com), no. FWN 775 (illustrated).
‘Le courrier de la presse’, in Le Bulletin de la vie artistique, vol. 1, no. 26, 15 December 1920, p. 747 (illustrated ; titled ‘Nature morte’).
E. Bernard, Souvenirs sur Paul Cezanne: une conversation avec Cezanne: la méthode de Cézanne. Paris, 1925 (illustrated).
L. Venturi, Cezanne. Son Art, Son Oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1936, no. 353, p. 142 (illustrated vol. II, pl. 353; dated ‘1879-1882’).
Exh. cat.,Chefs d’oeuvre de l’art français, Palais National des Arts, Paris, 1937, p. 126.
R.Gimpel, Journal d'un collectionneur marchand de tableaux, Paris, 1963, p. 274.
S. Orenti, L’opera completa di Cezanne, Milan, 1970, no. 462, p. 107 (illustrated; titled 'Piatto con fico e pesche' and dated '1879-82').
F. Fénéon, Oeuvres plus que complètes, vol. I, Geneva, 1970, p. 313.
S. Monneret, L’impressionnisme et son époque, dictionnaire international illustré, vol. II, Paris, 1979, p. 53.
L. Venturi, Cezanne. Son Art, Son Oeuvre, vol. I, San Francisco, 1989, no. 353, p. 142 (illustrated vol. II, pl. 353; dated ‘1879-1882’).
O. Mirbeau, Combats esthétiques, vol. 2, Paris, 1993, p. 537.
J. Rewald, The Paintings of Paul Cezanne. A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. I, New York, 1996, no. 433, pp. 289-290 (illustrated vol. 2, pl. 433, p. 137).
P. Machotka. Cezanne. The Eye and the Mind, Marseille, 2008, no. 196, vol. 1,unpaged (illustrated) & vol. 2, p. 131 (illustrated, p. 132).
F.Leeman, Emile Bernard, Paris, 2013, fig. 27, pp. 98 & 103 (illustrated p. 96).
G.-P. Dauberville & F. Dauberville, Paul Cezanne chez Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 2020, no. 33, p. 266 (illustrated pp. 110 & 267).
Exh. cat. Cezanne Drawing, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2021, pl. 245, p. 183 (illustrated pp.198 &199).
W. Feilchenfeldt, J. Warman and D. Nash, The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné (www.cezannecatalogue.com), no. FWN 775 (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Cezanne, December 1920, no. 20, unpaged (illustrated; titled ‘Nature morte’).
Lyon, Galerie Saint-Pierre, 1923.
Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Cezanne, May-October 1936, no. 61 (dated ‘vers 1882’; incorrect dimensions).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Honderd jaar Fransche kunst, July-September 1938, no. 22, p. 38 (titled ‘Nature morte à l'assiette bleue; fragment’).
Oslo, Kunstnerforbundet, Paul Cezanne. 28 malerier, November-December 1954, no. 12 (dated 'ca.1883').
Wuppertal, Kunst- und Museumsverein, Sammlung Sir Edward und Lady Hulton, September 1964, no. 3, unpaged (illustrated; dated 1879-82); this exhibition travelled to: Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, November 1964-January 1965; Frankfurt, Kunstverein, 1965; Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, April-May 1965; Dortmund, Museum am Ostwall, July 1965.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, The Collection of Sir Edward and Lady Hulton, December 1967-January 1968, no. 5, p.11 (illustrated; dated ‘1879-1882’).
London, Lefevre Gallery, Important XIX and XX Century Works of Art, June-July 1981, no. 5, p.12 (illustrated, p.13; dated ‘1879-1882’).
Yokohama Museum of Art, Cezanne and Japan, September-December 1999, no. 84, p. 128 (illustrated; dated ‘circa 1879-1882’); this exhibition later travelled to Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, January-March 2000.
Rome, Complesso del Vittoriano, Cezanne: Il padre dei moderni, March-July 2002, p. 130 (illustrated p.131).
Yokohama Museum of Art, Homage to Cezanne. His Influence on the Development of Twentieth Century Painting, November 2008-January 2009, no. 118, p.158 & 216 (illustrated, p.158; dated ‘circa 1879-1882’); this exhibition later travelled to Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, February- April 2009.
Lyon, Galerie Saint-Pierre, 1923.
Paris, Musée de l'Orangerie, Cezanne, May-October 1936, no. 61 (dated ‘vers 1882’; incorrect dimensions).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Honderd jaar Fransche kunst, July-September 1938, no. 22, p. 38 (titled ‘Nature morte à l'assiette bleue; fragment’).
Oslo, Kunstnerforbundet, Paul Cezanne. 28 malerier, November-December 1954, no. 12 (dated 'ca.1883').
Wuppertal, Kunst- und Museumsverein, Sammlung Sir Edward und Lady Hulton, September 1964, no. 3, unpaged (illustrated; dated 1879-82); this exhibition travelled to: Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen, November 1964-January 1965; Frankfurt, Kunstverein, 1965; Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, April-May 1965; Dortmund, Museum am Ostwall, July 1965.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, The Collection of Sir Edward and Lady Hulton, December 1967-January 1968, no. 5, p.11 (illustrated; dated ‘1879-1882’).
London, Lefevre Gallery, Important XIX and XX Century Works of Art, June-July 1981, no. 5, p.12 (illustrated, p.13; dated ‘1879-1882’).
Yokohama Museum of Art, Cezanne and Japan, September-December 1999, no. 84, p. 128 (illustrated; dated ‘circa 1879-1882’); this exhibition later travelled to Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, January-March 2000.
Rome, Complesso del Vittoriano, Cezanne: Il padre dei moderni, March-July 2002, p. 130 (illustrated p.131).
Yokohama Museum of Art, Homage to Cezanne. His Influence on the Development of Twentieth Century Painting, November 2008-January 2009, no. 118, p.158 & 216 (illustrated, p.158; dated ‘circa 1879-1882’); this exhibition later travelled to Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, February- April 2009.