Cézanne to Picasso: Ambroise Vollard, Patron of the Avant-Garde

Ambroise Vollard

Hide caption

Ambroise Vollard, 1899,
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906).
Oil on canvas; 39 3/4 x 31 7/8 in. (101 x 81 cm)
Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris.
Photo credit: Petit Palais © Photothèque des Musées de la Ville de Paris/Pierrain

Three Bathers

Hide caption

Three Bathers, 1879–82
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)
Oil on canvas; 21 5/8 x 20 1/2 in. (55 x 52 cm)
Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Photo credit: Petit Palais © Photothèque des Musées de la Ville de Paris/Pierrain

The Basket of Apples

Hide caption

The Basket of Apples, ca. 1893
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)
Oil on canvas; 25 3/8 x 31 1/2 in. (65 x 80 cm)
The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection (1926.252)
Photo credit: Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago

Boy in a Red Waistcoat

Hide caption

Boy in a Red Waistcoat, 1888–90
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)
Oil on canvas; 35 1/4 x 28 1/2 in. (89.5 x 72.4 cm)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art (1995.47.5)
Photo credit: Image © Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Smoker

Hide caption

The Smoker, ca. 1891
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)
Oil on canvas; 35 3/4 x 28 3/8 in. (91 x 72 cm)
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Dr. Félix Rey

Hide caption

Dr. Félix Rey, 1889
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Oil on canvas; 25 1/4 x 21 in. (64 x 53 cm)
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Photo credit: © Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Fishing in Spring, The Pont de Clichy (Asnières)

Hide caption

Fishing in Spring, The Pont de Clichy (Asnières), 1887
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Oil on canvas; 19 7/8 x 23 5/8 in. (50.5 x 60 cm)
The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Charles Deering McCormick, Brooks McCormick, and Roger McCormick (1965.1169)
Photo credit: Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait with Hat

Hide caption

Self-Portrait with Hat, ca. 1893–94
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)
Oil on canvas; 18 1/16 x 15 in. (46 x 38 cm)
Paris, Musée d'Orsay
Photo credit: Photo RMN/© Hervé Lewandowski

Three Tahitian Women

Hide caption

Three Tahitian Women, 1899
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)
Oil on canvas; 26 3/4 x 28 7/8 in. (68 x 73.5 cm)
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

Hide caption

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, 1897–98
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)
Oil on canvas; 54 3/4 x 147 1/2 in. (139.1 x 374.6 cm)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Tompkins Collection––Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund (36.270)
Photo credit: Photograph © 2006 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Harvest

Hide caption

Harvest, 1904
Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876–1958)
Oil on canvas; 27 1/8 x 37 3/4 in. (69 x 96 cm)
Private collection

Charing Cross Bridge, London

Hide caption

Charing Cross Bridge, London, ca. 1906
André Derain (French, 1880–1954)
Oil on canvas; 31 5/8 x 39 1/2 in. (80.3 x 100.3 cm)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., John Hay Whitney Collection (1982.76.3)
Photo credit: Image © Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington

London: St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the Thames

Hide caption

London: St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the Thames, 1906
André Derain (French, 1880–1954)
Oil on canvas; 39 1/4 x 32 1/4 in. (99.1 x 80.1 cm)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Bequest of Putnam Dana McMillan

Ambroise Vollard with His Cat

Hide caption

Ambroise Vollard with His Cat, ca. 1924
Pierre Bonnard
Oil on canvas; 38 x 43 3/4 in. (96.5 x 111 cm)
Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris
Photo credit: Petit Palais © Photothèque des Musées de la Ville de Paris/Pierrain

Racehorses

Hide caption

Racehorses, ca. 1895–1899
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
Pastel on tracing paper, with strip added at bottom, laid down on cardboard; 21 1/4 x 24 3/4 in. (55.8 x 64.8 cm)
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Purchased 1950

The Two Saltimbanques (Harlequin and his Companion)

Hide caption

The Two Saltimbanques (Harlequin and his Companion), 1901
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
Oil on canvas; 28 7/16 x 23 3/8 in. (73 x 60 cm)
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Photo credit: © Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Ambroise Vollard

Hide caption

Ambroise Vollard, 1910
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
Oil on canvas; 36 3/8 x 26 in. (93 x 66 cm)
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Photo credit: © Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L'Estaque

Hide caption

The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L'Estaque, ca. 1885
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)
Oil on canvas; 31 5/8 x 39 5/8 in. (80.2 x 100.6 cm)
The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection (1933.1116)
Photo credit: Photography © The Art Institute of Chicago

Dancers at the Barre

Hide caption

Dancers at the Barre, ca. 1900–1905
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
Oil on canvas; 51 x 38 in. (129.5 x 96.5 cm)
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., acquired 1944

Armand Roulin

Hide caption

Armand Roulin, 1888
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Oil on canvas; 26 x 21 3/4 in. (66 x 55 cm)
Museum Folkwang, Essen
Photo credit: © Museum Folkwang. Goethestr. 41. D-45128 Essen