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Ambroise Vollard (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bʁwaz vɔlaʁ]; 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.
Ambroise Vollard was an important modernist dealer, collector, and arts patron who advanced Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, influenced such artists as Cézanne, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, and Picasso.
Ambroise Vollard (born 1865, Saint-Denis, Réunion—died July 21, 1939, Versailles, France) was a French art dealer and publisher who in the late 19th and early 20th centuries championed the then avant-garde works of such artists as Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.
Ambroise Vollard was born on July 3, 1866 and grew up on the island of Réunion, a remote French colony in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. At age 19 he went to Montpellier in southern France to study law.
Ambroise Vollard. Île de la Réunion, 1866–Versailles, 1939. As a “picture dealer” Ambroise Vollard was known for taking risks by championing the work of young, audacious artists.
Ambroise Vollard. French, 1867 - 1939. Biography. Works of Art. Artist Bibliography. Biography. The eldest of ten children of a notary in La Réunion, Ambroise Vollard studied law in Montpellier and Paris, but decided to renounce this career in favor of becoming an art dealer.
In the aesthetic upheaval that transformed the art world beginning in the late nineteenth century, Ambroise Vollard played a key role. This young newcomer to Paris became a pioneering dealer who introduced to the public many of the modern era's leading artists.
Sep 14, 2006 · This is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939)—the pioneer dealer, patron, and publisher who played a key role in promoting and shaping the careers of many of the leading artists during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
May 13, 2007 · In 1887 Ambroise Vollard (1866–1939) arrived in Paris with few contacts and no credentials to pursue a career as an art dealer. He began representing artists that were undervalued, exhibiting them at a time when many galleries were not willing to take the risk.
Ambroise Vollard 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...
