Cezanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications) | 
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Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0300117795
Dewey Decimal Number: 709.440747471
EAN: 9780300117790
ASIN: 0300117795
Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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DIVAmbroise Vollard (1867#8211;1939) played a key role in the transformation of the art world in the late 19th century. A pioneering Parisian dealer, Vollard introduced many of the era#8217;s leading artists to the public. This beautifully illustrated catalogue, accompanying the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Vollard#8217;s extraordinary achievement, presents 130 important paintings, sculpture, and works on paper that he promoted, exhibited, and sold.BRVollard#8217;s groundbreaking exhibition in 1895 of Cezanne#8217;s work definitively established the artist#8217;s reputation, and Vollard subsequently organized major exhibitions of the Nabis, Gauguin, and Van Gogh; promoted the work of artists ranging from Degas to Rouault to the Fauves; and gave many young artists, including Picasso and Matisse, their first solo shows. In addition, Vollard published print albums and Ilivres d#8217;artiste /I that are among the most celebrated of the early 20th centuryI./I This important volume features twenty-two essays that examine Vollard#8217;s career and expertise in the art market, his relationships with individual artists and collectors, and a wealth of previously unpublished material from the newly available archive of Vollard#8217;s documents and from the archives of the artists he represented./DIV
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 Great Footnotes May 12, 2007
DS (Manhattan)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Lot's of footnotes and academic prose. br /Good if you want a bibliography item on your art history/museum paper. br /Otherwise, an achievement in taking an interesting subject and turning it into a boring one. A reasonable number of color plates but unremarkable as they (mostly) have the same values--that is, tonally, they look too similar. br /DS
 The quintessential art dealer April 1, 2007
Claude Reich (Florianopolis, Brazil and Paris, France)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great exhibition, a great dealer and a great book. Very well documented, even though Vollard seems to have been very secretive. He certainly was at the right place, at the right time as the book very well shows . He no doubt was an opportunist, but with an eye and a love of art unmatched by his peers. He also invented the art market of his time and certainly deserved such a beautiful tribute.
A real keepsake! January 15, 2007
Barbara Nagpal
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My daughter was an Art History Minor and had expressed interest in this book. I bought it for her as a holiday gift and she treasures it. Amazon got it to me in time for me to enjoy leafing through it as well. It is extraordinary both in picture and text. It is truly a keepsake.
worth every penny January 11, 2007
Ruth Klonsky (new york usa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is jammed with fascinating information,gorgeous reproductions and is extremely well priced.Anyone interested in 20th cent.art will welcome this book!
At Last, a Tribute to an Art Dealer! October 16, 2006
Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has produced yet another fine curatorial statement with their exhibition 'Cezanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde' and fortunately the accompanying catalogue is as bold and beautiful as the exhibition itself. The concept of discussing artists of international stature from the stance of the man who gave their careers the jumpstart needed is unique and valuable and is a tribute to the work that art dealers around the world perform in assisting artists in their career paths. br / br /Ambroise Vollard (1867-1939), a Parisian art dealer, played a significant role in molding the art movements of the late 19th and early 20th century. The stimulus, according to the curators and essayists of this lavishly illustrated book, was the 1895 exhibition of Cezanne's art, an exhibition which triggered the movements of modern art as followed by such artists as Gauguin, Van Gogh, Degas, Rouault, Matisse and Picasso. Some credit Vollard with the development of the Fauvist school simply by his intelligent, sensitive, provocative exhibitions of the right artists given space beside each other that created comparisons and links. br / br /The concept of art dealer as innovator is a fresh one and one handled with sufficient intelligent documentation by the various writers contributing to this catalogue to lend credibility to the premise. But over and above the curatorial concept is the pleasure of the exceptional illustrations of works by familiar artists not usually seen in books of this sort. The writing and design make this catalogue/book a collector's item that will enhance not only art school libraries but also the personal libraries of all art lovers. A very fine addition to the information about the artists included in this exhibition and catalogue. Grady Harp, October 06
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