Finding aid for the Miscellaneous papers regarding Ambroise Vollard, 1890-1939, bulk 1890-1910 2001.M.24
J. Gibbs.
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2007
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections
Title: Miscellaneous papers regarding Ambroise Vollard
Creator:
Getty Research Institute
Creator:
Monfreid, Daniel de, 1856-1929
Creator:
Vuillard, Édouard, 1868-1940
Creator:
Vollard, Ambroise, 1867-1939
Creator:
Steinlen, Théophile Alexandre, 1859-1923
Creator:
Getty Research Institute. Research Library
Identifier/Call Number: 2001.M.24
Physical Description:
6 Linear Feet
(11 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1890-1939 (bulk 1890-1910)
Date (bulk): 1890-1910
Abstract: Collection comprises original and photocopied letters and records related to the
French art dealer Ambroise Vollard and the artists he represented.
Physical Location: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the
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Language of Material:
English .
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection comprises original and photocopied letters and records related to the art dealer Ambroise Vollard and the artists
he represented. Also
included are transcriptions of photocopied materials.
Included are: 83 items of correspondence, 3 documents, 18 b&w photographs, 12 publications, 1 sketchbook, 2 watercolors, and
1 lithograph. The
photocopies of stockbooks, account books, and correspondence, were made from original materials, some of which are now in
the Musee D'Orsay. The
transcriptions were made by Gerrard White from the photocopies.
Correspondence centers on artists Paul Gauguin, Georges Rouault, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen,
Daniel de Monfreid,
Henri Gabriel Ibels, and Maurice Denis; prominent critics such as Felix Feneon, Roger Marx, Andre Mellerio, Gabriel Mourey,
and Jules Laforgue; dealers
such as Vollard, Edouard Kleinmann, and Durand Ruel; collectors such as Chaudet, Gabriel Frizeau, and Alexandre Natanson;
publishers such as Floury and
Marty; and the print dealer André Clot.
This collection was assembled by Gerrard White from various sources including Maurice Malingue, the family of André Mellerio,
Baron Denys Cochin, the
heirs of André Clot, John Rewald, and Louis Sébastien, heir of antiquarian Edouard Jonas.
Arrangement note
Arranged in 6 series: Series I. Correspondence concerning Paul Gauguin, 1897-1917; Series II. Other correspondence, 1891-1939;
Series III.
Correspondence regarding Vollard's painters and the art market, 1887-1924; Series IV. Ambroise Vollard dealer's records and
related records in other
repositories, ca. 1894-1935; Series V. Catalogues, monographs and exhibition documentation; Series VI. Research file.
Biographical / Historical Note
Ambroise Vollard, the pioneer French art dealer, patron and publisher, can be said to be the first of the 'modern' art dealers.
Malcolm Gee calls
Vollard the "most notable contemporary art dealer of his generation in France." Born 1867 in Réunion, he moved to Paris to
study law in 1890 and soon
began buying and selling prints and drawings. After working at L'Union Artistique for Alphonse Dumas, Vollard set up his own
business and in 1894 opened
a gallery near the Opéra on the Rue Laffitte, then the center of the Paris art business.
Vollard organized Cézanne's first one-man exhibit and, as was his habit, bought works directly from the artist, building a
collection of enormous
value. He also bought work from van Gogh, Gauguin, Bonnard, Denis, Redon, Vuillard, Derain, Rouault, Vlaminck, Rousseau, Picasso,
Maillol, and Matisse,
often holding back the work for years to take advantage of rising prices.
Vollard is also known for his print publishing business (1890s through 1900) and for establishing the genre of the illustrated
art book (livre
d'artiste). After 1915 Vollard launched over 40 publishing projects with artists, many of which were incomplete when he died
in 1939. Vollard wrote
several books on artists (Cézanne, Renoir, Degas, among them) as well as his memoir, published in English with the title
Recollections of a Picture Dealer (1936, 1978).
Processing History
Processed by J. Gibbs and Lily Tsukahira.
Acquisition Information
The collection was assembled from various sources by Gerrard White, who also made the transcriptions in the collection. Acquired
by the Getty Research
Library in 2004.
Preferred Citation
Miscellaneous papers regarding Ambroise Vollard, 1890-1939, bulk 1890-1910, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession
no. 2001.M.24.
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2001m24
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers with the following exceptions. The Jaz drive in Box 11 containing Gerrard White's inventory
and transcriptions is
sealed. However, a paper hard copy of the documents is available for read-only access in Box 12 and Box 13; it may not be
photocopied or digitally
copied in whole or in part.
Publication Rights
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence
Art -- Marketing -- History
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- History
Photographic prints
Prints
Photographs, Original
Artists -- France -- Paris
Art dealers -- France -- Paris
Collectors and collecting -- France -- History
Artists' illustrated books
Mellerio, André, 1862-1943
Laforgue, Jules, 1860-1887
Marty, Andre
Galerie Vollard
Natanson, Alexandre, 1867-1936
Marx, Roger, 1859-1913
Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958
Mourey, Gabriel, 1865-1943
Steinlen, Théophile Alexandre, 1859-1923
Bonnard, Pierre, 1867-1947
Vollard, Ambroise, 1867-1939
Monfreid, Daniel de, 1856-1929
Floury, Henri, 1862-1961
Denis, Maurice, 1870-1943
Galerie Durand-Ruel
Clot, André
Fénéon, Félix, 1861-1944
Frizeau, Gabriel
Kleinmann, Edouard
Ibels, Henri-Gabriel, 1867-1936
Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903
Correspondence concerning Paul Gauguin, Series I.
1897-1917
Scope and Contents note
Letters concern the sale of Gauguin's art, the critical reception of his work, and the handling of his personal and business
affairs, dating mostly
from the last decade of the artist's life. The correspondence reveals the roles played in Gauguin's career by his dealer,
Ambroise Vollard, and his
close friends, particularly Daniel de Monfreid. The provenance of the majority of letters is Maurice Malingue.
box 1, folder 1
Georges Chaudet to Paul Gauguin,
1897
Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, folder 2
Jean Dolent to Roger Marx,
undated
Physical Description: 1 item
Gustave Fayet to Paul Gauguin,
1900-1902
Physical Description: 3 items
box 1, folder 6
Paul Gauguin to Georges Chaudet
undated
Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, folder 7
Mette Gauguin to Daniel de Monfreid,
1893, 1907
Physical Description: 2 letters
box 1, folder 8
Daniel de Monfreid to Paul Gauguin,
1903 June 9
Container Summary: 1 letter, 2 leaves, 4 pp.
box 1, folder 9
Daniel de Monfreid to Mette Gauguin,
1907
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 3 pp.
box 1, folder 10
Annette Monfreid to Mette Gauguin,
1907 April
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 2 pp.
box 1, folder 11
Daniel de Monfreid to Alexandre Natanson,
1908
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 3 pp.
box 1, folder 12
Daniel Monfreid to Emile Shuffenecker,
1903
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 4 pp.
Vollard to Daniel de Monfreid
1898-1901
Physical Description: 7 items, 10 leaves
box 1, folder 13
Receipt for four Gauguin paintings
1898
Vollard to Paul Gauguin
1902
Physical Description: 3 items
Vollard to Daniel de Monfreid
1903-1905, 1917
Physical Description: 5 items
box 1, folder 28
Vollard to unidentified,
undated
Physical Description: 1 item
Other correspondence, Series II.
1891-1939
Physical Description: 15 items
Scope and Contents note
Contains Vollard's correspondence with Andrè Clot, Gabriel Frizeau, Georges Rouault, and Dr. Goubert, a contract between Vollard
and Rouault, and a
receipt from Marc Chagall to Vollard. Also, letters from Emile Bernard to Ary Leblond.
box 1, folder 29
Emile Bernard to Ary Leblond,
undated
Physical Description: 6 letters
box 1, folder 30
Marc Chagall to Vollard: receipt and letter,
undated
Physical Description: 2 Leaves
box 1, folder 31-32
Georges Rouault to Vollard,
undated
Physical Description: 2 letters
box 1, folder 33
Vollard to Dr. Goubert,
1891
Physical Description: 1 letter, 6 leaves
Scope and Contents note
Regarding Raffaëlli.
box 1, folder 34
Vollard to Gabriel Frizeau,
1903
Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, folder 35
Vollard to André Clot,
1911
Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, folder 36
Vollard to Gabriel Frizeau,
1917
Physical Description: 1 item
box 1, folder 37
Vollard to Georges Rouault,
1935
Physical Description: 1 letter, 5 leaves
Scope and Contents note
Missing one leaf.
box 1, folder 38
Vollard to Georges Rouault: contract,
1939
Physical Description: 9 Leaves
Scope and Contents note
Typed, carbon; pages taped together along 1 edge to form binding
Correspondence regarding Vollard's painters and the art market, Series III.
1887-1924
Physical Description: 42 letters
Scope and Contents note
Letters between artists, collectors, and dealers in Vollard's circle. In addition to Vollard, the art market, and art criticism,
letters touch on
printmaking and publication. Arranged alphabetically by writer, however the letter from Kleinmann is filed with the Steinlen
correspondence.
box 2, folder 1
Pierre Bonnard to André Clot,
1902 January 30
Physical Description: 1 p.
box 2, folder 2
George Bottini to Edouard Kleinmann,
undated
Physical Description: 11 letters
box 2, folder 3
Gustave Caillebott to Edmond de Bellio (collector),
1887 February 2
Physical Description: 1 postcard
box 2, folder 4
Paul Cézanne to Emile Bernard,
1904 August 24
Physical Description: 2 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Pages stuck together; need conservation treatment.
box 2, folder 5
Maurice Denis and Maurice Dumont to André Marty,
1894 November 7
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 2 pp.
box 2, folder 6
Maurice Denis to André Clot,
undated
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 2 pp.
box 2, folder 7
Maurice Denis to Edouard Vuillard,
undated
Physical Description: 2 items
Scope and Contents note
Two calling cards with messages written on cards.
box 2, folder 8
Marcellin Desboutins to Roger Marx,
1888 February 27
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 3 pp.
box 2, folder 9
Joseph Durand-Ruel to André Mellerio,
1924 January
Physical Description: 2 letters, 2 pp.
box 2, folder 12
Felix Fénéon to Alexandre Natanson,
1915 June 17
Physical Description: 1 leaf
box 2, folder 13
Henri Gabriel Ibels to Henri Foury,
1914 May 20
Physical Description: 1 leaf
box 2, folder 14
Charles Lacoste to Gabriel Frizeau,
1921 April 2
Physical Description: 4 pp.
Scope and Contents note
With envelope.
box 2, folder 15
Jules Laforgue to André Mellerio,
1901 March 8
Physical Description: 2 pp.
Scope and Contents note
With envelope.
box 2, folder 16
Odilon Redon to Joseph Durand-Ruel,
1889 July 16
Physical Description: 2 pp.
box 2, folder 17
Odilon Redon to Gabriel Mourey,
1910 December 19
Physical Description: 2 pp.
box 2, folder 18
Georges Rouault to A. Athis, Galerie Druet,
1925 February 25
Physical Description: 1 p.
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen correspondence,
1886-1929
Physical Description: 8 items
box 2, folder 19
Letter to Edouard Kleinmann,
1896 October 14
Physical Description: 3 pp.
box 2, folder 20
Letter to Henri Floury,
1903 March 21
Physical Description: 1 p.
box 2, folder 21
Letter to Edouard Kleinmann,
1901 July 9
Physical Description: 4 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Written from Norway
box 2, folder 22
Letter to André Clot,
1903 March 12
Physical Description: 1 p.
box 2, folder 23
Postcard to Edouard Kleinmann,
1922 July 28
Physical Description: 1 item
box 2, folder 24
Letter from Edouard Kleinmann,
1929
Physical Description: 2 Leaves
box 2, folder 25
Letter to Edouard Kleinmann,
undated
Physical Description: 1 leaf, 2 pp.
box 2, folder 26
Note to Roger Marx,
undated
Physical Description: 1 item
Scope and Contents note
One calling card with handwritten message.
box 2, folder 27
Edouard Vuillard letters to Pierre Bonnard,
undated
Physical Description: 3 items
Scope and Contents note
One 4 pp. letter, 1 postcard with image of Versailles dated 6 fevrier, 1 postcard, image of Place Clichy.
box 2, folder 28
Edouard Vuillard to Roger Marx
Physical Description: 1 item
Scope and Contents note
1 calling card with handwritten message.
box 2, folder 29
Photographic portraits of Vollard,
1934, undated
Physical Description: 4 photographs
Scope and Contents note
Includes 1 Brassai photograph, dated 1934.
Ambroise Vollard dealer's records and related records in other repositories, Series IV.
approximately
1894-1935
Scope and Contents note
Photocopies made from original materials now in other repositories, including the Musée D'Orsay. Includes transcriptions made
by Gerrard White. No
original materials, except the photographs and Forain sketchbook and prints. Photocopies of Vollard's account books and correspondence
books were
acquired by Gerrard White from John Rewald.
box 3, folder 1
Stock book/ledger,
1894
Scope and Contents note
Photocopies.
box 3, folder 2
Carnet Cézanne,
approximately 1890
Scope and Contents note
Ledger; photocopy.
box 3, folder 3
Stock book,
1895-1900
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy.
box 3, folder 4
Stock book/ledger,
1900-1902
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy.
box 3, folder 4
Financial ledger,
1904
Scope and Contents note
Monies owed to dealers and artists; photocopy.
box 3, folder 5
Stock book,
1904-1909
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy.
box 3, folder 6
Another copy of Stock book,
1904-1909
Scope and Contents note
Unbound, annotated; photocopy.
box 3, folder 7
Shipping ledger,
1912-1923
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy.
box 3, folder 8
Consignments ledger,
1925-1933
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy.
box 4
Vollard letters,
1899- approximately
1920
Scope and Contents note
Spiral bound. See Box 5, folder 3 for Gerrard White's transcriptions of these letters. Photocopies.
box 5, folder 3
Gerrard White's transcriptions of the Ambroise Vollard letters,
1899- approximately
1920
Scope and Contents note
Photocopies. See also photocopies of originals in Box 4.
box 5, folder 4
André Clot letters received,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Several hundred letters addressed to the printer/printmaker from the artists with whom he worked. Photocopies.
box 5, folder 5
Baron Denys Cochin papers,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Circa 120 pp of documents concerning the Cochin collection, with receipts and letters from dealers, invoices, lists of paintings
sold.
Photocopies.
box 5, folder 6
Sketchbook by Jean Louis Forain,
undated
Sketchbook of Jean-Louis Forain: undated
Scope and Contents note
Pencil and watercolor sketches; annotation on 1st page: "Croquis de Riki et de Forain." See also watercolors in Box 5, f.7,
and lithograph in Box
10*, folder 1.
box 5, folder 7
2 watercolors, by Jean Louis Forain (?),
undated
Scope and Contents note
Portraits of Vollard. See also Forain lithograph portrait of Vollard in Box 10*, f.1
box 10*, folder 1
Lithograph by Jean Louis Forain,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Portrait of Vollard.
box 10*, folder 2
Photographs of Renoir paintings, authenticated by him
Physical Description: 4 photographs
Scope and Contents note
Mounted on board, signed and dated by P.-A. Renoir.
box 10*, folder 3
Photographs of paintings
Physical Description: 10 photographs
Scope and Contents note
Includes work by Degas, Cézanne, Mary Cassatt, Henri Rousseau.
Catalogues, monographs and exhibition documentation, Series V.
1915-1930
Physical Description: 12 items
Scope and Contents note
Printed ephemera and catalogues from Galerie Vollard.
box 6, folder 1
Printed exhibition lists/brochures from Galerie Vollard
Physical Description: 5 items
box 6, folder 2
Ambroise Vollard.
Le Père Ubu à l'hopital. Paris: Editions Georges Crès et cie,
1918
box 6, folder 3
Ambroise Vollard.
La Politique Coloniale du Père Ubu. Zurich: Editions Georges Crès et cie,
1919
box 6, folder 4
Ambroise Vollard.
Paul Cezanne. Paris: Ambroise Vollard,
1915
box 6, folder 5
Ambroise Vollard.
Sainte Monique. Paris: Ambroise Vollard,
1930
box 7
Catalogue complet des Editions Ambroise Vollard,
1930
Scope and Contents note
Number 74 of an edition of 625.
box 8
Ambroise Vollard.
Le Père Ubu à la Guerre. Paris: Ambroise Vollard,
1923
box 9
Ambroise Vollard.
La vie & l'oeuvre de Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Paris: Chez Ambroise Vollard,
1919
Research file: Gerrard White inventory and transcriptions, Series VI.
2001
Physical Description: 1 cartridge
Access
Restricted. The Jaz drive computer disk is sealed. The paper hard copy is available for read-only access; it may not be photocopied
or digitally
copied, in whole or in part.
Scope and Contents note
Contains Gerrard White's inventory of Vollard papers and transcriptions of the account books and correspondence books. This
series is not part of
the Vollard papers; it is intended solely as a reference tool.
Included are White's inventory of the Vollard papers he collected, and his transcriptions of the Vollard account books and
correspondence books.
The original electronic files on the Jaz drive are not available for access. However, they have been printed and the paper
hard copy is available
for read-only access; it may not be reproduced.
