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Portrait of Ambroise Vollard

Maker

(Artists)
1841-1919

Title

Portrait of Ambroise Vollard

Date of Production

1908

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 81.6 cm (canvas)
Width: 65.2 cm (canvas)

Accession Number

P.1932.SC.340

Mode of Acquisition

Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1932

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

On display

Keywords









Label Text

One of the principal modern art dealers in the early twentieth century and a shrewd businessman, Ambroise Vollard sold much of Renoir’s work after 1900. Renoir depicts him here as a connoisseur, examining a statuette of a kneeling female nude. The theme echoes portraits of collectors from the Italian Renaissance. Vollard’s features are somewhat idealised: he was a big, heavy man often mocked for his bald head and bulbous nose.

Provenance

Given to the sitter by the artist; purchased by Samuel Courtauld from Ambroise Vollard, Paris, June 1927; Courtauld Gift, 1932.

Exhibition History

On grandeur and grace - Maillol and Sintenis, Oskar Reinhart Collection «Am Römerholz», Winterthur, 18/05/2024-15/09/2024

Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020

The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019 ...More

Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet to Cezanne, National Gallery, London, 17/09/2018-20/01/2019

Into the 20th century - New Displays at the Courtauld, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 10/10/2002

Renoir's Portraits: Impressions of an Age, Fort Worth & USA, 08/02/1998-12/04/1998

Renoir's Portraits: Impressions of an Age, Chicago & USA, 1997 ...Less

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : signed : top left & recto : : Renoir. 08

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