Special Exhibition Gallery - Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde

Updated March 01, 2017
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Three Bathers, 1879-82

© Photothèque des Musées de la Ville de Paris / Pierrain; Used with permission
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906). Three Bathers, 1879-82. Oil on canvas. 21 7/16 x 20 5/16 in. (55 x 52 cm). Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris. © Photothèque des Musées de la Ville de Paris / Pierrain

Traveling September 14, 2006-September 16, 2007 to Three Venues

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Included in this gallery is a selection of works from the much larger exhibition. Artists represented here are the painters Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck, André Derain, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Pierre Bonnard, and the photographer Thérèse Bonney.


After being steered towards it by Camille Pissarro, Henri Matisse bought this painting from Ambroise Vollard who, in turn, had acquired it directly from Paul Cézanne. Matisse could ill afford to spend money on other artists' works at the time but was so moved by this piece that he signed a promissory note to Vollard for 1,200 francs in December of 1899. He paid this debt off in installments.

Over the years, Three Bathers remained an immense inspiration and affirmation to Matisse. When he donated it to the Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris in 1936, he wrote this in a letter to art curator and author Raymond Escholier (1882-1971) on November 10 of that same year:

  • "In the thirty-seven years I have owned this canvas, I have come to know it quite well, though not entirely, I hope; it has sustained me morally in the critical moments of my venture as an artist; I have drawn from it my faith and my perseverance; for this reason, allow me to request that it be placed so that it may be seen to its best advantage...I know that I do not have to tell you this, but nevertheless think it is my duty to tell you so; please accept these remarks as the excusable testimony of my admiration for this work which has grown increasingly greater ever since I have owned it." [1]

About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Read the exhibition review.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

[1] Jack D. Flam (ed.), Matisse on Art (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995) 124.
 

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The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L'Estaque, ca. 1885

© The Art Institute of Chicago; Used with permission
Paul Cézanne (French, 1867-1947) Paul Cézanne (French, 1867-1947). The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L'Estaque, ca. 1885. Oil in canvas. 31 5/8 x 39 5/8 in. (80.2 x 100.6 cm). Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection. 1933.1116. © The Art Institute of Chicago


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Fishing in Spring, The Pont de Clichy (Asnières), 1887

© The Art Institute of Chicago; Used with permission
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890). Fishing in Spring, The Pont de Clichy (Asnières), 1887. Oil on canvas. 19 7/8 x 23 5/8 in. (50.5 x 60 cm). Gift of Charles Deering McCormick, Brooks McCormick and Roger McCormick. 1965.1169. © The Art Institute of Chicago


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Woman in a Garden, 1887

Photo © Richard Gehrke; Used with permission
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). Woman in a Garden, 1887. Oil on canvas. 20 1/8 x 24 5/8 in. (51 x 62.5 cm). Private Collection. Photo © Richard Gehrke


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Boy in a Red Waistcoat, 1888-90

© Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Used with permission
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906). Boy in a Red Waistcoat, 1888-90. Oil on canvas. 35 1/4 x 28 1/2 in. (89.5 x 72.4 cm). Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. 1995.47.5. © Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Armand Roulin, 1888

© Museum Folkwang, Essen; Used with permission
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890). Armand Roulin, 1888. Oil on canvas. 26 x 21 3/4 in. (66 x 55 cm). Goethestr. 41. D-45128. © Museum Folkwang, Essen


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Dr. Felix Rey, 1889

© Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow; Used with permission
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890). Dr. Felix Rey, 1889. Oil on canvas. 25 1/4 x 21 in. (64 x 53 cm). © Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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The Smoker, ca. 1891

© The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg; Used with permission
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906). The Smoker, ca. 1891. Oil on canvas. 35 3/4 x 28 3/8 in. (91 x 72 cm). © The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Manao tupapau (Spirit of the Dead Watching), 1892

© Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Used with permission
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903). Manao tupapau (Spirit of the Dead Watching), 1892. Oil on burlap mounted on canvas. 28 1/2 x 36 3/8 in. (72.4 x 92.4 cm). A. Conger Goodyear Collection, 1965. 1965:1. © Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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The Basket of Apples, ca. 1893

© The Art Institute of Chicago; Used with permission
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906). The Basket of Apples, ca. 1893. Oil on canvas. 25 7/16 x 31 1/2 in. (65 x 80 cm). Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection. 1926.252. © The Art Institute of Chicago


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Self-Portrait with Hat, ca. 1893-94

Photo RMN / © Hervé Lewandowski; Used with permission
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903). Self-Portrait with Hat, ca. 1893-94. Oil on canvas. 18 1/16 x 15 in. (46 x 38 cm). Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Photo RMN / © Hervé Lewandowski


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Racehorses, ca. 1895-1899

© National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Used with permission
Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Racehorses, ca. 1895-1899. Pastel on tracing paper, with strip added at bottom, laid down on cardboard. 21 1/4 x 24 3/4 in. (55. 8 x 64.8 cm). Purchased 1950. © National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, 1897-98

© 2006 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Used with permission
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903). Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, 1897-98. Oil on canvas. 54 3/4 x 147 1/2 in. (139.1 x 374.6 cm). Tompkins Collection, Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund. 36.270. © 2006 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Ambroise Vollard, 1899

© Photothèque des Musées de la Ville de Paris / Pierrain; Used with permission
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906). Ambroise Vollard, 1899. Oil on canvas. 39 3/4 x 31 7/8 in. (101 x 81 cm). © Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris. © Photothèque des Musées de la Ville de Paris / Pierrain


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Three Tahitian Women, 1899

© The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg; Used with permission
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903). Three Tahitian Women, 1899. Oil on canvas. 26 3/4 x 9 in. (68 x 73.5 cm). © The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Dancers at the Barre, ca. 1900

© The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Used with permission
Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Dancers at the Barre, ca. 1900. Oil on canvas. 51 x 38 in. (129.5 x 96.5 cm). Acquired 1944. © The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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The Two Saltimbanques (Harlequin and his Companion), 1901

© 2006 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Used with permission
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). The Two Saltimbanques (Harlequin and his Companion), 1901. Oil on canvas. 28 7/16 x 23 3/8 in. (73 x 60 cm). Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. © 2006 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Studio Interior, ca. 1903-4

© 2006 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Used with permission
Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954). Studio Interior, ca. 1903-4. Oil on canvas. 21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (55 x 46 cm). Bequeathed by Lord Amulree, 1984. Tate Collection. © 2006 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Harvest, 1904

© 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; Used with permission
Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876-1958). Harvest, 1904. Oil on canvas. 27 1/8 x 37 3/4 in. (69 x 96 cm). Private collection. © 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Charing Cross Bridge, London, 1906

© 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; Used with permission
André Derain (French, 1880-1954). Charing Cross Bridge, London, 1906. Oil on canvas. 31 5/8 x 39 1/2 in. (80.3 x 100.3 cm). John Hay Whitney Collection. 1982.76.3. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. © Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington; © 2006 ARS, New York / ADAGP, Paris


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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London: St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the Thames, 1906

© 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; Used with permission
André Derain (French, 1880-1954). London: St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the Thames, 1906. Oil on canvas. 39 1/4 x 32 1/4 in. (99.1 x 80.1 cm). Bequest of Putnam Dana McMillan. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. © 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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La Toilette, 1906

© 2006 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Used with permission
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). La Toilette, 1906. Oil on canvas. 59-1/2 x 39 in. (151 x 99 cm). Fellows for Life Fund, 1926. Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York. © 2006 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Ambroise Vollard, 1910

© 2006 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Used with permission
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). Ambroise Vollard, 1910. Oil on canvas. 36 3/8 x 26 in. (93 x 66 cm). Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. © 2006 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Vollard as Toreador, 1917

© Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tokyo; Used with permission
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919). Vollard as Toreador, 1917. Oil on canvas. 40 1/4 x 33 in. (102.6 x 83.6 cm). © Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tokyo


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Ambroise Vollard with His Cat, ca. 1924

© 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; Used with permission
Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947). Ambroise Vollard with His Cat, ca. 1924. Oil on canvas. 38 x 43 7/16 in. (96.5 x 111 cm). Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris. © Photothèque des Musées de la Ville de Paris / Pierrain; © 2006 ARS, New York / ADAGP, Paris


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Vollard at 28, rue Martignac, ca. 1932

© Service de Documentation du Musée d'Orsay; Used with permission
Thérèse Bonney (American, 1894-1978). Vollard at 28, rue Martignac, ca. 1932. Photograph. ODO 2006-10-1. Musée d'Orsay, Paris. © Service de Documentation du Musée d'Orsay


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007

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Ambroise Vollard among his Books, 1933

© Service de Documentation du Musée d'Orsay; Used with permission
Thérèse Bonney (American, 1894-1978). Ambroise Vollard among his Books, 1933. Photograph. ODO 2006-10-1. Musée d'Orsay, Paris. © Service de Documentation du Musée d'Orsay


About the show:

Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939). The full exhibition contains some 100 paintings, along with ceramics, sculpture, prints, and livres d'artistes (limited-edition artists' books) commissioned and published by Vollard, all of which illustrate his superb eye for art, patronage of artists and unique place as a singular influence on Modern Art.

Scheduled Venues

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: September 14, 2006–January 7, 2007
The Art Institute of Chicago: February 17–May 12, 2007
Musée d'Orsay, Paris: June 19–September 16, 2007