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Arbres et rochers, Bibémus
Details
PAUL CEZANNE (1839-1906)
Arbres et rochers, Bibémus
watercolour and pencil on paper
17 5⁄8 x 11 1⁄8 in. (44.7 x 28.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1895-1900
Arbres et rochers, Bibémus
watercolour and pencil on paper
17 5⁄8 x 11 1⁄8 in. (44.7 x 28.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1895-1900
Provenance
Ambroise Vollard, Paris.
Vollard Estate, Paris, by descent from the above.
Robert de Galéa, Paris.
Martin Fabiani, Paris.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, probably by 1953, until at least 1956.
Galerie Wilhelm Grosshenning, Dusseldorf, by 1972.
Irmtraut Werner, Vienna, and thence by descent.
Acquired from the above in 2016 by the present owner.
Vollard Estate, Paris, by descent from the above.
Robert de Galéa, Paris.
Martin Fabiani, Paris.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, probably by 1953, until at least 1956.
Galerie Wilhelm Grosshenning, Dusseldorf, by 1972.
Irmtraut Werner, Vienna, and thence by descent.
Acquired from the above in 2016 by the present owner.
Literature
J. Rewald, Paul Cézanne: The Watercolours, A Catalogue Raisonné, London, 1983, no. 437, p. 195 (illustrated n.p.).
K.A. Schröder & M. Mautner Markhof, eds., Kirchner, Heckel, Nolde: Die Sammlung Werner, exh. cat., Albertina, Vienna, 2012, p. 10 (illustrated).
J. Elderfield, ed., Cézanne, The Rock and Quarry Paintings, exh. cat., Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum, 2020, fig. 78, pp. 125 & 160 (illustrated p. 125).
W. Feilchenfeldt, J. Warman & D. Nash, The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne, An Online Catalogue Raisonné, no. FWN 1369 (accessed 2026).
K.A. Schröder & M. Mautner Markhof, eds., Kirchner, Heckel, Nolde: Die Sammlung Werner, exh. cat., Albertina, Vienna, 2012, p. 10 (illustrated).
J. Elderfield, ed., Cézanne, The Rock and Quarry Paintings, exh. cat., Princeton, Princeton University Art Museum, 2020, fig. 78, pp. 125 & 160 (illustrated p. 125).
W. Feilchenfeldt, J. Warman & D. Nash, The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne, An Online Catalogue Raisonné, no. FWN 1369 (accessed 2026).
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Château d'Art, E. Beyeler, Tableaux français, March - April 1953, no. 26, n.p. (titled 'Carrière de Bibémus' and dated 'circa 1896').
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Paul Cézanne, August - October 1956, no. 126, p. 34 (titled 'Carrière de Bibémus' and dated 'circa 1900').
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Paul Cézanne, October - November 1956, no. 99, n.p. (titled 'Carrière de Bibémus' and dated 'circa 1900').
Cologne, Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cézanne, Ausstellung zum Gedenken an sein 50. Todesjahr, December 1956 - January 1957, no. 50, p. 76 (titled 'Felsen im Steinbruch von Bibémus', dated 'circa 1900' and with incorrect medium).
Dusseldorf, Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Deutsche und französische Kunstwerke des 20.Jahrhunderts, November 1972 - February 1973, pp. 5 & n.p. (illustrated p. 5; titled 'Steinbruch Bibémus' and with incorrect medium).
Dusseldorf, Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Deutscher und Französischer Kunstwerke des 20. Jahrhunderts, November 1973 - February 1974, pp. 4 & n.p. (illustrated p. 4; titled 'Steinbruch Bibémus' and with incorrect medium).
Dusseldorf, Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Deutscher und Französischer Kunstwerke des 20. Jahrhunderts, November 1974 - February 1975, pp. 61 & 72 (illustrated p. 61; titled 'Steinbruch Bibémus' and with incorrect medium).
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Paul Cézanne, August - October 1956, no. 126, p. 34 (titled 'Carrière de Bibémus' and dated 'circa 1900').
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Paul Cézanne, October - November 1956, no. 99, n.p. (titled 'Carrière de Bibémus' and dated 'circa 1900').
Cologne, Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cézanne, Ausstellung zum Gedenken an sein 50. Todesjahr, December 1956 - January 1957, no. 50, p. 76 (titled 'Felsen im Steinbruch von Bibémus', dated 'circa 1900' and with incorrect medium).
Dusseldorf, Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Deutsche und französische Kunstwerke des 20.Jahrhunderts, November 1972 - February 1973, pp. 5 & n.p. (illustrated p. 5; titled 'Steinbruch Bibémus' and with incorrect medium).
Dusseldorf, Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Deutscher und Französischer Kunstwerke des 20. Jahrhunderts, November 1973 - February 1974, pp. 4 & n.p. (illustrated p. 4; titled 'Steinbruch Bibémus' and with incorrect medium).
Dusseldorf, Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig, Deutscher und Französischer Kunstwerke des 20. Jahrhunderts, November 1974 - February 1975, pp. 61 & 72 (illustrated p. 61; titled 'Steinbruch Bibémus' and with incorrect medium).
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