Vollard Archives

Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939) was an art dealer and a key figure in the late nineteenth century and first decade of the twentieth century. He was a champion of avant-garde art and, in particular, Cezanne’s painting. In November 1895 he mounted a retrospective of works by Cezanne, the artist’s first.

Vollard’s Archives are housed at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, where they are classified as Fonds Vollard MS 421. The archive includes original correspondence, ledgers, account books, daily agendas, shipping receipts and personal papers.  A large photographic archive is also held at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, ODO 1996 56

The archival material transcribed here combines the dealer’s stockbooks (A, B and C), a “virtual stockbook” (X) and a partial inventory (W). Photocopies of the stockbooks can be found in John Rewald Papers at the National Gallery Archives, Washington, D.C.

Some original stockbooks are housed at the Wildenstein Institute in Paris.

Stockbook A (1899–ca. April 1904): Inventory numbers 3301–4210 (Wildenstein Institute; photocopy in John Rewald Papers)

Stockbook B (ca. June 1904–December 1907): Inventory numbers 3301–4560 (Vollard Archives; photocopy in John Rewald Papers)

Stockbook C (ca. March 1918–ca. 1922): Inventory numbers 7016–7609 (Wildenstein Institute; photocopy in John Rewald Papers)

Stockbook X (January 1912–end 1912): “Inventory numbers” 5000–5500 (virtual “stockbook” created from Vollard’s agendas, Musée d'Orsay, archives Vollard,  MS 421 [5,8]).

Stockbook W (January 1, 1922–January 5, 1938): Inventory numbers 1–5745 (Wildenstein Institute). N.B. The "purchase date" is an indication of when the work was entered into the inventory; "purchased for" may indicate the value at the time of entry.

Vollard photo archive numbers: these numbers have been carried over from John Rewald’s 1996 catalogue raisonné and were consulted by him at the Wildenstein Institute. The Musée d’Orsay has another set of photographs.

The stockbooks can be sorted by stock number or FWN number.

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Vollard archive photo no. 562
description:
Annotated by Cezanne's son: 1885
Grand baigneur, c.1885 (915)
Grand baigneur, c.1885 (915)
Vollard archive photo no. 563
description:
Annotated by Cezanne's son: 1894
L'Homme à la pipe, 1892–96 (683)
L'Homme à la pipe, 1892–96 (683)
Vollard archive photo no. 564
description:
Annotated by Cezanne's son: 1885
Pommes, orange et citron, c.1885 (800-TA)
Pommes, orange et citron, c.1885 (800-TA)
Vollard archive photo no. 565
Vollard archive photo no. 566
Vollard archive photo no. 567
Paysage, c.1865 (30-TA)
Paysage, c.1865 (30-TA)
Vollard archive photo no. 568
description:
Annotated by Cezanne's son: 1865
Vollard archive photo no. 570
Vollard archive photo no. 571
Satyres et Nymphes, c.1867 (592)
Satyres et Nymphes, c.1867 (592)
Vollard archive photo no. 572
Fruits et feuillages, c.1890 (?) (816-TA)
Fruits et feuillages, c.1890 (?) (816-TA)
Vollard archive photo no. 573
Fruits sur un linge, c.1890 (818)
Fruits sur un linge, c.1890 (818)
Vollard archive photo no. 574
Vollard archive photo no. 575
Bouteille et fruits, c.1890 (829)
Bouteille et fruits, c.1890 (829)
Vollard archive photo no. 576
La Dame au livre, 1902–04 (540)
La Dame au livre, 1902–04 (540)
Vollard archive photo no. 577
Vollard archive photo no. 578
La Clairière, c.1867 (41)
La Clairière, c.1867 (41)
Vollard archive photo no. 579
Vollard archive photo no. 581
Vollard archive photo no. 582
Le Fumeur accoudé, c.1891 (505)
Le Fumeur accoudé, c.1891 (505)
Vollard archive photo no. 583
Vollard archive photo no. 585
Vollard archive photo no. 585
Pichet de grès, 1893–94 (853)
Pichet de grès, 1893–94 (853)
Vollard archive photo no. 586
Vollard archive photo no. 587
La Promenade, c.1866 (589)
La Promenade, c.1866 (589)
Vollard archive photo no. 588
Madame Cezanne accoudée, 1873–74 (432)
Madame Cezanne accoudée, 1873–74 (432)
Vollard archive photo no. 590
Grosses pommes, c.1890 (821)
Grosses pommes, c.1890 (821)
Vollard archive photo no. 591
Vollard archive photo no. 592
Quatre baigneuses, 1888–90 (956)
Quatre baigneuses, 1888–90 (956)
Vollard archive photo no. 594
Assiette de pêches, c.1892 (849)
Assiette de pêches, c.1892 (849)
Vollard archive photo no. 595
Le Meurtre, c.1870 (613)
Le Meurtre, c.1870 (613)
Vollard archive photo no. 604
Vollard archive photo no. 606
description:
Annotated by Cezanne's son: circa 1877
Madame Cezanne à l'éventail, begun c. 1879; reworked 1886–88 (447)
Madame Cezanne à l'éventail, begun c. 1879; reworked 1886–88 (447)
Vollard archive photo no. 637
Paysage (environs de Pontoise ?), 1879–81 (1063-TA)
Vollard archive photo without no. (showing the entire sheet)
Le Hêtre, 1883–85 (1123)
Le Hêtre, 1883–85 (1123)
Vollard archive no number
Carafe et couteau, c.1882 (3018-34a)
Carafe et couteau, c.1882 (3018-34a)
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Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Société Paul Cezanne. "Vollard Archives." In The Paintings, Watercolors and Drawings of Paul Cezanne: An Online Catalogue Raisonné. www.cezannecatalogue.com/resources/stockbooks.php?type=archives&sb=Vollard&sbno=photo%20without%20no. (accessed on December 8, 2024).