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Summary of Ambroise Vollard
Through a combination of intuition, enthusiasm and business acumen, Vollard helped shape the careers of a number of seminal artists, and in so doing, claimed his own place in the evolution of early European modernism. Perhaps best known as the dealer who "discovered" Paul Cézanne, he forged many other important professional relationships (though not all of them happy) with artists of the calibre of Paul Gauguin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, André Derain, Maurice Denis and Pablo Picasso. In addition to his love for painting, Vollard was one of the few dealers of his day to take the graphic arts seriously. He became a driving force behind the promotion of the Nabis group whom he mentored as they moved into new mediums; most notably the dormant sphere of color lithography. Vollard also developed a passion for book publishing. As the respected author of monographs on Cézanne, Degas and Renoir, and by raising the bar of the print album to create what would become the deluxe Livres d'Artiste book, he played no small part in expanding the internation
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Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde is an unprecedented exhibition devoted to Henri-Louis-Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939), the legendary art dealer, patron, and publisher who put modern art on the map by launching the careers of some of its major figures. Drawing upon the dealer’s archives (including account books and letters), this unique exhibition weighs the legends that have grown up around Vollard’s colorful personality against archival facts. It sheds new light not only on Vollard’s art dealing strategies but also on the previously unexplored story of his unusual relationships with the artists whose work he promoted, exhibited, and sold. While it is true that he represented artists like Francisco Iturrino and Jacqueline Marval whose names are forgotten today, there are many others including Pierre Bonnard, Paul Cézanne, Paul Ga
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Ambroise Vollard
French art dealer (1866–1939)
Ambroise Vollard | |
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Vollard, in front of Picasso's Evocación. El entierro de Casagemas | |
| Born | (1866-07-03)3 July 1866 Saint-Denis, Réunion |
| Died | 21 July 1939(1939-07-21) (aged 73) Versailles, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Art dealer |
Ambroise Vollard (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃bʁwazvɔlaʁ]; 3 July 1866 – 21 July 1939) was a French art dealer who is regarded as one of the most important dealers in French contemporary art at the beginning of the twentieth century. He is credited with being a major supporter and champion of the contemporary artists of his period, providing exposure and emotional support to numerous then-unknown artists, including Paul Cézanne,[1]Aristide Maillol, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Louis Valtat, Pablo Picasso,[1]André Derain, Georges Rouault, Paul Gauguin, and Vincent van Gogh.[2]
He was also an avid art collector and publisher, especially of print series by leading artists.
Biography
Born in Saint-Denis, Réunion, he was rai
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