Portrait of Ambroise Vollard
Maker
(Artists)
1841-1919
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)
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
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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