Houses in Provence: The Riaux Valley near L'Estaque

Provenance

Probably acquired through (Ambroise Vollard [1866-1939], Paris) by Egisto Fabbri [1866-1933], Florence, by 1920;[1] by whom sold c. 1928 to (Paul Rosenberg et Cie., Paris).[2] Marius de Zayas [1880-1961], and his wife Virginia Harrison, New York, by c. 1930; by inheritance to his wife; (Zayas sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14 October 1965, no. 92); Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1973 to NGA. [1]Published in article on Fabbri collection in _Daedalo_, 1920. [2]See John Rewald, _The Paintings of Paul Cézanne: a Catalogue Raisonné_, New York, 1996, no. 438, regarding the dispersal of the Fabbri collection.

Houses in Provence: The Riaux Valley near L'Estaque

Cezanne, Paul

c. 1883

Accession Number

1973.68.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 65 x 81.3 cm (25 9/16 x 32 in.) | framed: 84.4 x 100.3 x 5.7 cm (33 1/4 x 39 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon