Pablo Picasso

Portrait of Vollard II

Maker

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)

Title

Portrait of Vollard II
Vollard Suite

Year

1937

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 34.9 x 24.4 cm (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

52.213

Type

Exhibition History

Facing Artists
Twentieth Century Portraits from the Collection
Feb 27, 2009 – Jul 31, 2009

Label copy

Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939), the famed Paris dealer, patron, and publisher, was among the first to buy and exhibit Impressionist paintings, launching

the careers of such artists as Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, and Pablo Picasso. Picasso’s relationship with Vollard began when the artist was just nineteen and

continued until the end of Vollard’s life. In 1927 Vollard commissioned Picasso to create a series of etchings, known as the Vollard Suite, that eventually numbered

one hundred prints. This penetrating portrait, based on a full-figure photograph by Thérèse Bonney from around 1915, is one of the last in the series.

Helen M. Danforth
A Tribute
Jun 21, 1985 – Sep 08, 1985
Portrait Prints, 1900-1950
Jan 15, 1953 – Mar 27, 1953

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

In copyright This object is in copyright

Tombstone

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)
Portrait of Vollard II; Vollard Suite, 1937
Aquatint and etching on heavy weight cream laid paper
Plate: 34.9 x 24.4 cm (13 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth 52.213

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.