Portrait of Ambroise Vollard in a Red Headscarf
Portrait of Ambroise Vollard in a Red Headscarf (French:Ambroise Vollard au foulard rouge) is an oil on canvas portrait by Pierre-Auguste Renoir of his art dealer Ambroise Vollard, created c. 1899. It is housed in the Petit Palais in Paris.
| Portrait of Ambroise Vollard in a Red Headscarf | |
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| Artist | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
| Year | c.1899 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 30 cm × 25 cm (12 in × 9.8 in) |
| Location | Petit Palais |
Description
A large bald man, Vollard is pictured in this portrait in profile dressed in a brown wool cloth suit, with characteristically downcast eyes. He wears a red headscarf that has been tied behind his neck, which serves as a reminder of his origins and upbringing on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion.[1]
Other portraits
Vollard was not averse to posing for a portrait and was painted by Renoir on at least two other occasions (conventionally suited in 1908 and dressed as a matador in 1917), as well as by some of Renoir's contemporaries.
Renoir, 1908 
Renoir, 1917
References
- "Ambroise Vollard in a Red Scarf". Petit Palais. Retrieved 26 November 2020.