Series VIII. Business records, 1910-circa 1960
Duveen Brothers stock documentation from the dealer's
library
Series VIII. Business records, 1910-circa 1960
26 Linear
Feet
(29 boxes)
Series VIII comprises address books, calling cards, restoration records and
correspondence that document the daily activities and operations of Duveen Brothers.
Included in this series are the Berenson "X" books and other authentication records in
the form of typed or manuscript statements and signed photographs.
Arrangement
The series is arranged by type of document.
Contact information
box
628
Index card file circa 100 index
cards
Index card file
box
folder
629
1
Address book circa 30 sheets
Address book
629
2
Lists circa 30 sheets
Lists
629
3
Cards
2 calling
cards
Cards
Correspondence
box
folder
629
4
Bache, Jules S.
6 greeting
cards
Bache, Jules S.
629
5
Balsan, Jacques
1 brown
envelope, circa 20 photographs
Balsan, Jacques
Related to: Casa Alva, Florida from Mrs. Balsan.
629
6
Brett, Maurice
1 envelope,
2 sheets, 1 photograph
Brett, Maurice
629
7
Brownlow, Lord
3
pages
Brownlow, Lord
629
8
Calman, Michel
1
sheet
Calman, Michel
629
9
Chaumont, Mary
3
Sheets
Chaumont, Mary
629
10
Cook, Walter
5
Sheets
Cook, Walter
629
11
Cooper Hewitt Museum
1 brown
envelope, 10 photographs
Cooper Hewitt Museum
629
12
Croal Thomson, David
3
Sheets
Croal Thomson, David
629
13
Dahl-Wolfe, Louise
1
photograph, 1 pasted sheet
Dahl-Wolfe, Louise
629
14
Duveen, Henry
2
photostats
Duveen, Henry
629
15-16
Duveen Brothers, London
2
photographs, 10 sheets
Duveen Brothers, London
Sales offer.
629
17
Duveen Brothers, Paris circa 15 sheets, 1 folder (1
sheet)
Duveen Brothers, Paris
629
18
Ehrich, Nellie
7 sheets, 1
notecard
Ehrich, Nellie
629
19
Flinch, Juan
3
Sheets
Flinch, Juan
629
20
Galleria Sestieri
1 envelope,
2 sheets
Galleria Sestieri
629
21
Goldman, Henry circa 15 sheets
Goldman, Henry
629
22
Greenaway, Emerson
1 folder (2
booklets, 1 sheet)
Greenaway, Emerson
629
23
Greene, Belle da Costa
1
sheet
Greene, Belle da Costa
629
24
Harris, H.
1 brown
envelope, 5 photographs, 7 sheets
Harris, H.
629
25
Howell, Mrs.
3
Sheets
Howell, Mrs.
629
26
Huntington, Henry E. circa 25 sheets
Huntington, Henry E.
629
27
Huntsinger, Laura (Harvard, Germanic Museum)
7
Sheets
Huntsinger, Laura (Harvard, Germanic Museum)
629
28
Kress, Samuel H. circa 30 sheets
Kress, Samuel H.
629
29
Lynch, Tice U.
1
postcard
Lynch, Tice U.
629
30
Mariano, Nicki
2
Sheets
Mariano, Nicki
629
31
Mellon
12
Sheets
Mellon
629
32
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
1
sheet
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
629
33
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
2 sheets, 1
photograph
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc.
629
34
Recklinghausen, Max von
1
sheet
Recklinghausen, Max von
629
35
Rheem, Mrs. circa 15 sheets
Rheem, Mrs.
box
folder
630
1
Sachs, Paul
1
photostat
Sachs, Paul
630
2
Starkie Gardner, J.
1 folder (1
photograph), 1 photograph, 5 sheets
Starkie Gardner, J.
630
3
Stotesbury, Mrs. E.
5
Sheets
Stotesbury, Mrs. E.
630
4
Thannhauser, Mr. and Mrs.
1
sheet
Thannhauser, Mr. and Mrs.
630
5
Tittle, Helen and Walter
1 greeting
card
Tittle, Helen and Walter
630
6
Vastagh, Georges
1
photostat
Vastagh, Georges
630
7
Whiteside, E.V.
1 folder (1
photograph, 1 clipping, 1 periodical)
Whiteside, E.V.
630
8
Widener, Joseph
1 greeting
card
Widener, Joseph
630
9
Miscellaneous
2
photographs, 3 photostats, 5 sheets, 1 greeting card, 1
postcard
Miscellaneous
Expertise records
The expertise files are comprised of certified photographs, statements in the form of
correspondence, reports, and translations or summaries made by Duveen Brothers of
statements by experts. Some files, in particular those for Bode and Berenson, were
arranged by experts, while other files, such as those for Raphael's Madonna di Gaeta , were organized by artists and works of
art, rather than by scholars. These files include Berenson's albums that certify his
attributions for Duveen Brothers, along with certified photographs by Bode, Douglas,
and other art historians.
Experts
Berenson, Bernard
See also: Italian School X pictures albums, boxes 641 to 645.
box
folder
630
10
Papers
6
Sheets
Papers
box
631
Italian School
Italian School
Bode, Wilhelm von
box
folder
630
11
Letters
1 brown
envelope (2 sheets, 1 photograph), 2 photostats
Letters
box
632
Letters from 1910 to 1922 and index
1
volume
Letters from 1910 to 1922 and index
box
folder
630
12
Bourgeois, Stephen
1 sheet,
1 folder (2 sheets)
Bourgeois, Stephen
630
13
Burchard, Ludwig
8
Sheets
Burchard, Ludwig
630
14
Fiocco, Giuseppe
1 brown
envelope, 4 sheets
Fiocco, Giuseppe
630
15
Friedländer, Max
5 sheets,
3 photographs
Friedländer, Max
630
16
Giacometti, Georges
3
Volumes
Giacometti, Georges
630
17
Gronau, Georges
1
sheet
Gronau, Georges
630
18
Hofstede de Groot, Cornelis
1
photograph
Hofstede de Groot, Cornelis
630
19
Longhi, Roberto
1
sheet
Longhi, Roberto
630
20
Lowengard, Armand
3
Sheets
Lowengard, Armand
box
folder
633*
1
Marle, Raimond van
1
annotated photostat
Marle, Raimond van
box
folder
630
21
Mayer, August
4 sheets,
4 photographs
Mayer, August
box
folder
633*
2
Planiscig, Leo
1
annotated photostat
Planiscig, Leo
box
folder
630
22
Réau, Louis
4
photographs
Réau, Louis
630
23
Richter, George Martin
4
Sheets
Richter, George Martin
630
24
Robert, M.
2
photographs
Robert, M.
630
25
Schmitz, Hermann
1
photograph
Schmitz, Hermann
630
26
Swarzenski, Georg
1
sheet
Swarzenski, Georg
630
27
Venturi, Adolfo
1
photograph, 1 sheet
Venturi, Adolfo
630
28
Venturi, Lionello
2 sheets,
2 photostats, 1 photograph
Venturi, Lionello
Artists
box
folder
634
1
Aleja
1
photograph, 2 sheets
Aleja
634
2
Bellini, Giovanni
1
photograph, 6 sheets
Bellini, Giovanni
box
folder
633*
3
Boucher, François
1
photograph
Boucher, François
box
folder
634
3
Champaigne, Philippe de
5
photostats, 1 envelope (9 photostats)
Champaigne, Philippe de
box
folder
633*
4
Crivelli, Carlo
1 brown
envelope (circa 50 photostats)
Crivelli, Carlo
box
folder
634
4
Hogarth, William
1
annotated photograph
Hogarth, William
634
5
Holbein, Hans, the Younger
2 mounted
sheets
Holbein, Hans, the Younger
634
6
Houdon, Jean-Antoine
1 brown
envelope (circa 20 photographs), 5 sheets
Houdon, Jean-Antoine
box
folder
633*
5a
Lawrence, Thomas
1
photograph
Lawrence, Thomas
633*
5
Leonardo da Vinci
5
photographs, 1 pasted sheet, 1 transparency
Leonardo da Vinci
box
folder
634
7
Lippi, Filippino
1 brown
envelope (9 sheets)
Lippi, Filippino
634
8
Pollaiuolo, Antonio
1
brochure, 4 sheets, 7 photographs
Pollaiuolo, Antonio
634
9
Porta, Guglielmo della
1 brown
envelope (1 annotated photograph, 5 sheets)
Porta, Guglielmo della
634
10
Raphael
1 volume,
circa 30 sheets, clippings
Raphael
Rembrandt van Rijn
box
folder
634
11-12
Papers
1
envelope (2 sheets), circa 10 sheets, 1 brown envelope (10
sheets)
Papers
box
folder
633*
6
Photographs
3
photographs
Photographs
box
folder
634
13
Rubens, Peter Paul
1 volume,
1 envelope (1 sheet), 3 sheets, 4 photostats
Rubens, Peter Paul
634
14
Velásquez, Diego
1 calling
card, 6 sheets, 1 annotated folder
Velásquez, Diego
634
15
Vermeer, Jan
7
Sheets
Vermeer, Jan
634
16
Watteau, Jean-Antoine
1
envelope (8 sheets, 1 photostat)
Watteau, Jean-Antoine
634
17
West, Benjamin
1
typescript, 1 folder (6 sheets)
West, Benjamin
634
18
Wilson, Richard
1 brown
envelope (5 photostats)
2 copies
(5 pages each)
Wilson, Richard
634
19
Witz, Conrad circa 15 sheets and galleys
proofs, 2 photographs
Witz, Conrad
Lists related to stock and collections
box
635
Scouts' book, 1915-1925
1
volume
Scouts' book
Include notations regarding collectors, condition of objects, location and asking
prices.
box
636
List of artworks, circa 1910-1914
1
volume
List of artworks
The volume contains pasted typed and manuscript descriptions of artworks and
collections. There are reports of expertise related to attributions and provenance
of the artworks, including from Wilhelm von Bode. The loose-leaf index inside the
front cover and labeled "Things Seen, 1922-1935" does not correspond to the contents
of the volume, but corresponds to the Scouts book in the related archive, Duveen
Brothers record, Accession Number 960015 (Box 201).
box
637
Duveen stock in the early 1960s circa 50 photographs
Duveen stock in the early 1960s
Filed by school, artist and type of object, the photographs illustrate most if not
all the works purchased by Norton Simon in 1964.
Italian school "X" Pictures and Sculpture
box
638-640
Lists
2
Volumes
Lists
Italian Pictures
box
641
1-50
1
volume
1-50
box
642
51-100
1
volume
51-100
box
643
101-150
1
volume
101-150
box
644
151-200
1
volume
151-200
box
645
201-250
1
volume
201-250
Exhibitions, publications and photographs
Exhibition files
box
folder
646
1-4
Belgian-Flemish Exhibition, Royal Academy, London (1927)
3
volumes, 10 folders (circa 40 sheets)
Belgian-Flemish Exhibition, Royal Academy, London (1927)
646
5
Dutch Exhibition at Burlington House (1928)
1 volume,
circa 75 sheets, clippings
Dutch Exhibition at Burlington House (1928)
646
6
Old Masters Exhibition at the Carnegie Institute (1930)
4
photographs
Old Masters Exhibition at the Carnegie Institute (1930)
646
7
Fogg Museum (1932)
5
photographs
Fogg Museum (1932)
646
8-12
New York World Fair Exhibition (1939-1940) circa 200 sheets
New York World Fair Exhibition (1939-1940)
box
folder
647
1
Old Masters at the Flint Institute of Arts (1945)
1
publication, 5 pages
Old Masters at the Flint Institute of Arts (1945)
647
2
Exhibition of Seventy Master Drawings, Fogg Museum, Harvard
(1948)
2 sheets,
1 photostat, clippings
Exhibition of Seventy Master Drawings, Fogg Museum, Harvard (1948)
647
3
Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture at Duveen
1
sheet
Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture at Duveen
Publication files
box
folder
647
4
Distribution of Huntington and Italian exhibition catalogues
1
notebook (50 pages), 5 sheets
Distribution of Huntington and Italian exhibition catalogues
647
5
La vie de Houdon / Georges Giacometti circa 50 sheets
La vie de Houdon / Georges Giacometti
Photograph files
box
folder
647
6
Braun list of photographs
1 volume
(circa 30 pages)
circa 20 pages.
Braun list of photographs
box
folder
648
1-2
Distribution of photographs
1 ledger
(circa 80 pages), circa 50 sheets
Distribution of photographs
648
3
List of Masaccio photographs
3
Sheets
List of Masaccio photographs
Files for advertisement
box
folder
648
4
Duveen picture book plates
1
volume
Duveen picture book plates
648
5
Prints
4
Sheets
Prints
box
649*
Galley proofs
1
envelope (1 small sheet, circa 15 sheets)
Galley proofs
box
650-651
Book plates
11
items
Book plates
box
folder
656
1
Negatives
2
items
Negatives
Restoration evidence
The restoration photographs do not identify the restorers, apart from the file
related to Leonardo's Madonna and Child , restored by
William Suhr. Names of other restorers mentioned in the Duveen Brothers records
include Fred Anthon; James Purves Carter; Stephen Pichetto; Claudio Rigosi; Helmut
Moritz Ruhemann; and Joseph Ternback.
box
folder
652*
1
Bellini, Giovanni
7
photographs
Bellini, Giovanni
box
folder
653*
1
Botticelli, Sandro
3
photographs
Botticelli, Sandro
box
folder
652*
2
Boucher, François
1 folder (4
photographs)
Boucher, François
652*
3
Crivelli, Carlo
3
photographs
Crivelli, Carlo
box
folder
653*
2
Domenico Veneziano
4
photographs
Domenico Veneziano
box
folder
652*
4
Desiderio da Settignano
4
photographs
Desiderio da Settignano
Giorgione
box
folder
652*
5
Photographs
1 brown
envelope (6 photographs)
Photographs
box
box
656
2
Negatives
2
items
Negatives
Leonardo da Vinci
box
folder
652*
6
Photographs
2
envelopes (10 photographs)
Photographs
box
folder
656
3
Radiographs
2
items
Radiographs
box
folder
652*
7
Lippi, Filippino
4
photographs
Lippi, Filippino
box
folder
653*
3
Lippi, Fra Filippo
6
photographs, 3 sheets
Lippi, Fra Filippo
box
folder
652*
8
Lorenzo di Credi
2
photographs
Lorenzo di Credi
box
folder
654*
1
Master of Barberini Panels
1
photograph
Master of Barberini Panels
654*
2
Nerrocio dei Landi
2
photographs
Nerrocio dei Landi
654*
3
Piombo, Sebastiano del
1 envelope
(2 photographs)
Piombo, Sebastiano del
654*
4
Predis, Giovanni Ambrogio de
1
photograph
Predis, Giovanni Ambrogio de
Rembrandt
box
folder
654*
5
Photographs
6 brown
envelopes, circa 40 photographs, 3 sheets
Photographs
box
folder
656
4
Radiographs
16
items
Radiographs
box
folder
654*
6
Roberti, Ercole de'
2
photographs
Roberti, Ercole de'
box
655*
Rubens, Peter Paul
Rubens, Peter Paul
box
folder
653*
4
Titian circa 25 photographs
Titian
653*
5
Velásquez, Diego
1
photograph, 1 sketch
Velásquez, Diego
Others
box
folder
654*
7
Photographs
1 brown
envelope, 8 photographs
Photographs
box
folder
656
5
Radiographs and negatives
4
items
Radiographs and negatives
