The collection of Baron Denys Cochin

CézanneFWN 302
Clairière
vers 1895 · Canvas, 100 × 81 cm
Last seen at Sotheby’s, New York
See in the collectionCame to Denys Cochin from an unstated source, at a date the catalogue does not give; passed to Vollard on 26 October 1899[1]. Vollard’s book A, no. 3506: bought from Cochin for 400 francs on 26 October 1899[2].
In his hands: Left on 26 October 1899, to Vollard, 400 F
Today: Last seen at Sotheby’s, New York
Photograph from Wikimedia Commons, “Clairière, par Paul Cézanne, musée d’art de Toledo.jpg”, by Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Sources (2)
1.The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné (Société Paul Cezanne ; Walter Feilchenfeldt, Jayne Warman, David Nash), « Collection: Baron Denys Cochin », trente et une notices, consultées sur inscription, notice FWN 302, Clairière, Provenance.
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« Clairière, c.1895. Oil on canvas, 100 × 81 cm. Sotheby's, New York. — Baron Denys Cochin, Paris — Ambroise Vollard, Paris (Oct. 26, 1899) »
2.The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné (Société Paul Cezanne), « Vollard Archives » : transcription des livres de stock A, B, C, X et W d’Ambroise Vollard (Wildenstein Institute ; musée d’Orsay, fonds Vollard MS 421), 860 entrées, consultées sur inscription ; les treize qui nomment Cochin, livre A, n° 3506.
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« Vollard A stockbook no. 3506 | description: huile; sous bois très clair | dimension: 105 x 90 cm | purchased from: Cochin | purchased for: 400 frs | purchased on: October 26, 1899 | Clairière, c.1895 (302) »