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 X stockbook no. 5254
Le Chemin du village, 1872–73 (74)
Le Chemin du village, 1872–73 (74)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5450
description:
Melun
Paysage près de Melun, c.1879 (141)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5075
Vollard X stockbook no. 5141
description:
paysage, L'Estaque
Vollard X stockbook no. 5189
description:
L'Estaque
dimension:
99 x 80 cm
Vollard X stockbook no. 5139
Vollard X stockbook no. 5138
Vollard X stockbook no. 5155
description:
paysage
sold to:
Geb Guyer, Zurich
sold for:
35,000 Fr
sold on:
April 15, 1912
Vollard X stockbook no. 5253
Vollard X stockbook no. 5142
Vollard X stockbook no. 5293
Vollard X stockbook no. 5074
Eaux et feuillages, 1892–93 (287)
Eaux et feuillages, 1892–93 (287)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5041
description:
Le Pont de chez Bernheim
sold to:
Ivan Morosoff
sold for:
30,000 Fr
sold on:
Jan 22, 1912
Vollard X stockbook no. 5143
La Maison lézardée, 1892–94 (294)
La Maison lézardée, 1892–94 (294)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5140
Rochers et arbres, c.1904–05 (342)
Rochers et arbres, c.1904–05 (342)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5133
sold on:
March 13, 1912
Vollard X stockbook no. 5240
sold to:
possibly JP Schneider, Frankfurt
sold for:
27,000 Fr
sold on:
August 7, 1912
Portrait de madame Cezanne, 1888–90 (485)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5146
Le Fumeur accoudé, c.1891 (505)
Le Fumeur accoudé, c.1891 (505)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5451
description:
portrait de Cezanne
Vollard X stockbook no. 5230
description:
Les voleurs et l'âne
purchased from:
Cochin
purchased for:
10,000 Fr
purchased on:
June 24, 1912
Les Voleurs et l'âne, c.1870 (612)
Les Voleurs et l'âne, c.1870 (612)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5331
description:
L'apprenti philosophe
sold to:
Reber
sold for:
70,000 Fr
sold on:
October 25, 1912
Vollard X stockbook no. 5042
description:
Nature morte de chez Kann
sold to:
Ivan Morosoff
sold for:
30,000 Fr
sold on:
Jan. 22, 1912
Nature morte, c.1890 (834)
Nature morte, c.1890 (834)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5190
description:
nature morte
Sucrier, poires et tapis, 1893–94 (852)
Sucrier, poires et tapis, 1893–94 (852)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5328
Vollard X stockbook no. 5137
Nature morte, c.1900 (877)
Nature morte, c.1900 (877)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5195
description:
fleurs
dimension:
100 x 81cm
Bouquet de fleurs, 1900–03 (881)
Bouquet de fleurs, 1900–03 (881)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5157
description:
baigneuses
Quatre baigneuses, 1877–78 (938)
Quatre baigneuses, 1877–78 (938)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5239
description:
baigneurs
Baigneurs, c.1890 (948)
Baigneurs, c.1890 (948)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5250
Baigneurs, c.1892 (952)
Baigneurs, c.1892 (952)
Vollard X stockbook no. 5228
description:
baigneur [baigneuses?]
purchased from:
Cochin
purchased for:
17,000 Fr
purchased on:
June 24, 1912
Vollard X stockbook no. 5000
description:
une petite toile de Cezanne nature morte - no. de rentoilage 365*
sold to:
Cochin
sold for:
5,000 Fr
sold on:
Jan. 2, 1908
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5001
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5136
sold to:
Alphonse Kann
sold for:
7,000 Fr
sold on:
March 25, 1912
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5144
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5145
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5156
description:
nature morte
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5215
description:
La promenade à l'air
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5234
purchased from:
Hessel
purchased on:
June 28, 1912
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5238
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5258
description:
paysage
sold to:
Fabbri
sold for:
10,000 Fr
sold on:
July 30, 1912
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5284
description:
illegible, but probably a work on paper
purchased from:
Fabbri
purchased for:
3,000 Fr
purchased on:
July 30, 1912
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5326
description:
portrait de Gasquet
sold to:
Hessel
sold for:
15,000 Fr
sold on:
October 11, 1912
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5325
description:
portrait de paysan
sold to:
Hessel
sold for:
20,000 Fr
sold on:
October 11, 1912
Unassigned work
Vollard X stockbook no. 5330
description:
aquarelle
sold to:
Meller
sold for:
800 Fr
sold on:
October 25, 1912 (sent)
Unassigned work
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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=stockbook&sb=Vollard%20X&sbno=5253 (accessed on March 18, 2024).