1885-1887
38.8 × 49.9 cm (15 1/4 × 19 5/8 in.) framed: 47.6 × 62.9 cm (18 3/4 × 24 3/4 in.)
Rouland. Bernheim-Jeune, Paris. Vicomte Bernard d’Hendecourt, Paris, sold; [through Sotheby’s, London, May 9, 1929, lot 165]. Paul Rosenberg, Paris and New York. Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA (by 1936-1937), sold; [through Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, November 1937]; to Henry P. McIlhenny, Philadelphia PA (1937-1957), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957. Notes: 1. The drawing was listed in the 1936 “Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Handbook” (third edition, p. 160) as being in the Paul J. Sachs collection. 2. The drawing is listed as number 6462 in the Jacques Seligmann & Co. stock catalogue from 1937-1938 (Jacques Seligmann & Co. archives, Archives of American Art online). The entry is crossed out, possibly indicating that the drawing was sold during this time (see note 3). 3. In a night letter dated November 9, 1937 C.M. de Hauke of Jacques Seligmann & Co. notifies Paul J. Sachs that he sold the “Cezanne watercolor” to Henry McIlhenny. This almost certainly refers to the drawing in question, as Sachs expressed interest in selling the work in correspondence with Seligmann & Co. predating this letter (Jacques Seligmann & Co. archives, Archives of American Art online). In addition, in a memo dated July 17, 1988, Agnes Mongan of the Fogg Art Museum recalls that Paul Sachs had been eager to sell the watercolor. She specifies that the offer to McIlhenny was made with the understanding that he would bequeath the work to the Fogg upon his death.
Brown ink on tracing paper, darkened and adhered to white card and mounted to wove paper
19th centuryFrenchPrepared black chalk on thin off-white wove paper
19th-20th centuryFrenchGraphite on tracing paper, darkened
19th centuryFrenchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper borders adhered to face
18th-19th centuryFrenchBlack wash on paper
19th centuryFrenchBrown ink on off-white laid paper, laid down
19th centuryFrenchGraphite and black crayon on off-white antique laid paper
19th centuryFrenchGraphite on cream modern laid paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack ink, watercolor, and black crayon on off-white wove paper, framing line in graphite
19th centuryFrenchBlack crayon on off-white laid paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack ink on tracing paper, mounted to laid paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack crayon on tracing paper mounted to off-white cardboard
19th-20th centuryFrench