Sunday, February 20, 2011

Ambroise Vollard


Ambroise Vollard was a pioneer dealer who showcased the modernist avant-garde and modernized the business of selling art in the 1890s and early 1900s. He is credited with providing exposure and emotional support to numerous notable and unknown artists, including Paul Cezanne, Aristide Maillol, Renoir, Louis Valtat, Van Gogh and arguably the greatest artist of all time, Pablo Picasso.