Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings Signed and dated (lower right): P. Gauguin 96
Gallery Label One of Gauguin's most treasured possessions was a still life by Cézanne, whose work he emulates in this picture.
Provenance Georges-Daniel de Monfreid, Paris (1897–d. 1929; sent by the artist to Monfreid in March 1897 with a shipment of paintings he hoped to sell); Monfreid family, Paris (1929–36, sold to Wildenstein); [Wildenstein, New York, 1936–56; sold March 22 to Annenberg]; Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, Rancho Mirage, Calif. (1956–97; jointly with MMA, 1997–his d. 2002; his bequest to MMA)
Exhibition History Paris. Galerie Kléber. "Gauguin et ses amis," [February] 1949, no. 44.
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Exhibition of Philadelphia Private Collectors," June 19–September 15, 1963, no catalogue.
London. Tate Gallery. "The Annenberg Collection," September 2–October 8, 1969, no. 17.
Art Institute of Chicago. "The Art of Paul Gauguin," September 17–December 11, 1988, no. 217.
Washington. National Gallery of Art. "The Art of Paul Gauguin," May 1–July 31, 1988, no. 217.
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Masterpieces of Impressionism & Post-Impressionism: The Annenberg Collection," May 21–September 17, 1989, unnumbered cat.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Masterpieces of Impressionism & Post-Impressionism: The Annenberg Collection," August 16–November 11, 1990, unnumbered cat.
Washington. National Gallery of Art. "Masterpieces of Impressionism & Post-Impressionism: The Annenberg Collection," May 6–August 5, 1990, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Masterpieces of Impressionism & Post-Impressionism: The Annenberg Collection," June 4–October 13, 1991, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Lure of the Exotic: Gauguin in New York Collections," June 18–October 20, 2002, no. 95.
References Paul Gauguin. Letter to Georges-Daniel de Monfreid . February 14, 1897 [published in "Lettres de Paul Gauguin à Georges-Daniel de Monfreid," Paris, 1920, p. 164].Gauguin . Monaco, 1943, colorpl. VII.Gauguin . Paris, 1947, pl. 107.Gauguin: le peintre et son oeuvre . Paris, 1948, unpaginated, ill. (color).Gauguin . 1, French ed. [English ed. 1965]. Paris, 1964, p. 228, no. 554, ill.The Annenberg Collection . Exh. cat., Tate Gallery. London, 1969, unpaginated, no. 17, ill. (color).L'opera completa di Gauguin . first ed. 1972. Milan, 1972, p. 108, no. 358, ill.in The Art of Paul Gauguin . Exh. cat., National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1988, p. 402–3, no. 217, ill. (color).Paul Gauguin . [Paris], 1989, pp. 282, 404 n. 8.Beaux arts no. 92 (July–August 1991), p. 72.in Masterpieces of Impressionism & Post-Impressionism: The Annenberg Collection . Exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia, 1991, pp. 94–95, 191, ill. (color and b&w) [1st edition has different page numbers].Connaissance des arts no. 472 (June 1991), p. 39.Gauguin by Himself . Boston, 1993, p. 253, no. 203, ill. (color).Paul Gauguin, La vita e l'opera . Milan, 1997, pp. 24, 244, ill. p. 246 (color).in "Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 1997–1998." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 56 (Fall 1998), pp. 5, 50, ill. (color).in Colta Ives and Susan Alyson Stein. The Lure of the Exotic: Gauguin in New York Collections . Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 2002, pp. 183–85, 232 n. 34, fig. 74 (x-radiograph).in Colta Ives and Susan Alyson Stein. The Lure of the Exotic: Gauguin in New York Collections . Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 2002, p. 224, no. 95, ill. p. 121 (color).in Colta Ives and Susan Alyson Stein. The Lure of the Exotic: Gauguin in New York Collections . Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 2002, p. 173.in George T. M. Shackelford and Claire Frèches-Thory. Gauguin Tahiti . Exh. cat., Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris. Boston, 2004, pp. 156, 202, 325 n. 25, p. 328 n. 79.
Add to My Met Gallery
Print
Previous View
Enlarge
Zoom