Flowers in a Rococo Vase
c. 1876
Artist, French, 1839 - 1906
West Building Main Floor, Gallery 84
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 73 x 59.8 cm (28 3/4 x 23 9/16 in.)
framed: 94.6 x 81.3 cm (37 1/4 x 32 in.) -
Accession
1963.10.105
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Probably a gift of the artist to Gustave Caillebotte [1848-1894], Paris, in whose estate it remained until 1932.[1] (Galerie André Weil, Paris); (Galerie Étienne Bignou, Paris); sold 29 November 1932 to Chester Dale [1882-1932], New York;[2] bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] According to John Rewald, The Paintings of Paul Cézanne: a Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1996, no. 265, Caillebotte bequeathed this painting to the French state, but it was refused.
[2] Chester Dale acquisition date and source according to his papers in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1877
Possibly La 3e Exposition de Peinture [Third Impressionist Exhibition], Paris, 1877, no. 20 or 21
1905
Salon d'Automne, Paris, 1905, no. 31
1932
"Flowers" by French Painters, Knoedler Galleries, New York, 1932, no. 15, repro.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.
2010
From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, January 2010-January 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Bibliography
1936
Venturi, Lionello. Cezanne, son art, son oeuvre. 2 vols. Paris, 1936.
1942
French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 66, repro., as Vase of Flowers.
1944
French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1944: 66, repro., as Vase of Flowers.
Jewell, Edward Alden. French Impressionists and their Contemporaries Represented in American Collections. New York, 1944: repro. 87.
1952
Cairns, Huntington, and John Walker, eds., Great Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1952: 166, color repro., as Vase of Flowers.
1953
French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1953: 76, repro.
1956
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. New York, 1956: 58, color repro., as Vase of Flowers.
1957
Shapley, Fern Rusk. Comparisons in Art: A Companion to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. London, 1957 (reprinted 1959): pl. 130, as Vase of Flowers.
1963
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1963 (reprinted 1964 in French, German, and Spanish): 326, repro., as Vase of Flowers.
1965
Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 25, as Vase of Flowers.
Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 115, repro.
1966
Cairns, Huntington, and John Walker, eds. A Pageant of Painting from the National Gallery of Art. 2 vols. New York, 1966: 2:458, color repro., as Vase of Flowers.
1968
National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 18, repro., as Vase of Flowers.
1970
Orienti 1970, no.223.
1975
European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 62, repro., as Vase of Flowers.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 494, no. 735, color repro., as Vase of Flowers.
1985
European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 81, repro.
1996
Rewald, John. The Paintings of Paul Cézanne: a catalogue raisonné. 2 vols. New York, 1996:no. 265, repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: Cezanne
Wikidata ID
Q20188813