Exhibition at the museum
From Cézanne to Picasso, Masterpieces from the Vollard Gallery
From June 19th to September 16th, 2007
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Paysannes bretonnes, en 1894
Musée d'Orsay
Donation Max et Rosy Kaganovitch, 1973
© Musée d’Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt
See the notice of the artwork
Vollard maintained a special relationship with each of "his" artists, whilst his extraordinary sensitivity enabled him to discover the unique talent of each. In particular, he encouraged Maillol and Renoir to produce sculpture.
Moreover, the way he developed relationships between creators, great collectors and other art dealers gave the small world of Parisian art an international dimension.
Finally, Vollard also played a crucial role in the world of publishing, which was then undergoing profound changes. He published many albums of original lithographs and "artists' books". He was also the author of monographs on Cézanne, Degas and Renoir, not to mention the account of his memories.
All these activities make Vollard a true promoter of Modern Art and one of the major figures of the art world of his time.
The exhibition is now over.
See the whole program