The 60 stock books document acquisitions of paintings, watercolors and other artworks
made by M. Knoedler & Co. in New York and in the firm's other offices. Each entry
lists the seller from whom Knoedler bought the artwork, and the artist, title and date
of the work. Also included is brief information regarding the buyer who purchased the
work from Knoedler, along with the sales date.
There are entries relating to the acquisitions of watercolors in the ledgers described
in Series I.A., but the bulk of the transactions relating to watercolors are recorded in
ledgers listed in Series I.B. M. Knoedler & Co. did not maintain stock books
dedicated to artworks such as sculptures, tapestries, or medals. Rare transactions for
these are listed in the ledgers described in Series I.A.
Series I. Stock books is arranged in four subseries: I.A. Paintings; I.B. Watercolors;
I.C. London; I.D. Others.
Series I.A. Paintings, 1872-1970
24 Linear
Feet
(11 boxes)
The subseries contains eleven volumes of Knoedler's stock books for paintings
acquired by the firm from 1872 to 1970. Stock of paintings was numbered 1 to 17039, a
numbering system that was initiated in 1876 with the recording of new acquisitions in
stock book number 3 and was in use until December 1927. Beginning in January 1928, a
new numbering system was adopted with the letter A preceding the numbers. The first
volumes provide indices for steamers that were used for the shipment of the artworks.
The later volumes provide indices for the vendors from whom Knoedler acquired the
paintings. The first two books record a variety of transactions, including joint
acquisitions and commissions from other dealers, such as Goupil.
There are entries in this set of stock books for transactions relating to
watercolors, but the bulk of the transactions relating to watercolors are recorded in
ledgers described in Series I.B. M. Knoedler & Co. did not maintain stock books
dedicated to artworks such as sculptures, tapestries, or medals. Rare transactions for
these are listed in the ledgers described in Series I.A.
Series I.B. Watercolors, 1872-1972
17 Linear
Feet
(14 boxes)
The subseries contains seven stock books documenting watercolors that entered the
firm's stock from 1872 to 1972 and seven volumes providing indices of artist names for
the years 1892 to 1913. Beginning in 1899, Knoedler's stock of watercolors was
inventoried by the letters WC preceding the numbers. Beginning in January 1928, a new
numbering system was adopted with the letters WCA preceding the numbers.
Arranged in two groups: Stock books and Artists, A-Z.
Stock books, 1872-1972 7 volumes
Each entry in the stock books lists the seller from whom Knoedler bought the
artwork, and the artist, title and date of the work. Also included is brief
information regarding the buyer who purchased the work from Knoedler, along with the
sales date. The first volumes provide indices for steamers that were used for the
shipment of the artworks. The later volumes provide indices for the vendors from
whom Knoedler purchased the watercolors. A variety of transactions are recorded,
including joint acquisitions and commissions from other dealers, such as Goupil.
box
12
Watercolor stock book 1: Old stock, 1-592, 1872 December-1879 April 1 volume
The volumes are indices of artists whose watercolors acquired by M. Knoedler &
Co. have remained in the firm's stock in the years indicated. Included are the title
of the artwork, the stock number assigned to it, and its price.
Series. I.C. London, 1894-1977
36 Linear
Feet
(30 boxes)
The acquisitions by the London branch of M. Knoedler & Co. are documented in
several sets of stock books. These sets contain overlapping information and appear to
have been used and maintained by the different offices of the firm. Before January
1928, artworks that had been assigned a stock number upon entering the stock of the
London office, were assigned a different stock number when entering the stock of the
New York office. Both offices developed separate numbering sequences. Beginning in
January 1928 and with the stock number A1, there appears to have been an attempt to
unify the numbering sequence of both offices. Other numbering systems consisting of
the letters L or F preceding the number indicate inventory from the London and Paris
offices, respectively. Are also included in this subseries stock books that were
maintained by the London office, but which record transactions by the New York
office.
Arrangement in three groupings: Paintings, Watercolors, and Others.
Paintings, 1891-1977
Stock 20-A4296, 1891-1967
The set consists of six volumes documenting paintings acquired by the London
office from 1891 to 1967. Entries under a London stock number may list a later
stock number assigned by the office in New York. Entries may also include a
shipment date to New York. Each volume includes an index or indices listing names
of artists. The archive includes a companion volume that records acquisitions of
watercolors. See: Watercolor stock book 1: WC30-WC7646, WCA1-WCA802 (Box 51). The
set partially duplicates information found in a set titled European stock books,
which is incomplete (Boxes 53-54).
box
26
Painting stock book 1: 20-3350, 1891-1902 December 1 volume
The set partially duplicates information found in stock books maintained by the
New York office. See Subseries I.A. Each volume contains an index listing artist
names.
box
32
Painting stock book 1: A1-A3093, 1928-1945 1 volume
box
33
Painting stock book 2: A3094-A6282, 1946-1956 1 volume
box
34
Painting stock book 3: A6283-A9320, 1956-1969 1 volume
box
35
Painting stock book 4: A9321-A9454, 1969-1971 1 volume
Includes 13160AW, 13161AD-13166AD, 13167JAL-13181JAL, 13182-13184,
13185AL-13186AL, 13187-13208, 13209AD, 13210AW, 13211.
Books 1-19, 1894-1977
Books 1 to 19 are bound volumes of photocopies reproducing stock books and
ledgers, some of which are not present in the archive. The set includes
reproductions of stock books that record transactions made by the London
office.
box
36
Book 1: 20-3350, 1891-1902 1 volume
The volume reproduces the stock book Paintings No. 1 (Box 26), which records
purchases by the London office.
box
37
Books 2-4: 143-4976, 1902-1911 1 volume
box
38
Book 5: 3344-13919, 1904 May-1927 1 volume
box
39
Book 6: 13920-16371, 1916-1937 1 volume
box
40
Book 7: A1-A3093, 1922-1968 1 volume
box
41
Book 8: A3904-A6282, 1945-1970 1 volume
box
42
Books 9-10: A6283-A9454, 1898-1970 1 volume
End of book 10 listed 13160-AW, 13161-AD to 13166AD, 13167-JAL to 13181-JAL,
13185-AL to 13186-AL, 13209-AD, 13210-AW, 13211-AD.
box
43
Book 11: LA1-LA390, 1950-1977 1 volume
Note on page 15, starting with stock LA190, "our new numbers start at L10000,
L100001 was omitted."
box
44
Book 12, 1914-1919 1 volume
box
45
Books 13-14: 4977-8314, 1912-1928 1 volume
Alternate numbers, 12408-17035, indicated below old stock numbers.
box
46
Book 15: LC101-LC1274, 1920-1960 1 volume
box
47
Book 16: 6914-6046, CA1-CA3436, 1925-1957 1 volume
box
48
Book 19: 11962-17039, 1910-1927 1 volume
"Missing: 12029/041, 12514/568, 12628/652, 12906/917, 13009/051, 13536/558,
14135/170." Bound volume of photocopied stapled lists of New York stock
lists.
Watercolors, 1891-1971
Several sets of stock books related to watercolors are extent, with some partial
overlapping inventory. One set consisting of two volumes (Boxes 49-50), was
maintained by the London office but it duplicates information found in the stock
books maintained by the New York office. See Subseries I.B.
Watercolor stock book 1: WC30-WC7646, WCA1-WCA802, 1891-1942 1 volume
The stock book is a companion volume to a set consisting of six volumes that
record the firm's stock of paintings. See Painting stock books 1-6 (Boxes
26-31).
box
52
Stock book: WCA1-WCA3981, 1928-1967 1 volume
Others, 1906-1958
Summary inventories of stock in London are documented in additional volumes.
box
53
European stock book 3: 4013-4976, 1906-1911 1 volume
box
54
European stock book 5: 6733-8314, 1921-1928 1 volume
box
55
Stock book 2: Paintings 13929-16371, Watercolors 1031-1965, 1917-1958 1 volume
Series I.D. Other stock books, 1877-1976
6 Linear
Feet
(5 boxes)
The archives comprises additional stock books with annual inventories, import and
export documentation, and volumes that combine documentation on sales, stock and
commissions.
Arrangement
Arranged topically.
box
56
Painting stock book: Annual inventories of stock and
consignments, 1904-1913 1 volume
box
57
Stock book of paintings, plates, watercolors: Losses and
profits, 1877-1907 1 volume
Series II. Sales books includes a 21-volume set that documents sales by the New York
office from 1863 to 1971 and four volumes documenting sales by the London office from
1902 to 1937.
Series II. Sales books is arranged by sets of volumes.
Paintings and watercolors, 1863-1971
The sales books record the sales of paintings and watercolors, which were part of the
firm's stock or held on consignment at the firm. Each sales book contains an index
documenting the client who purchased the artwork from Knoedler and auction houses for
items that were sent to auction. The overlap in volumes with dates from 1928 to 1948
does not include duplicated information on sales. The entries in the sales books are
recorded by chronological order of sales. Consulting the record of a sale for a
specific stock number is facilitated by the brief notations on sales dates that are
listed under stock numbers in the stock books (Series I).
Series III. Commission books comprises 20 volumes documenting commissions or
consignments. The terms "commission" and "consignment" appear to be used interchangeably
in notations appearing throughout the volumes, but the term "commission" is prevalent in
the primary set of volumes, which dates from 1879 to 1973. This set records transactions
with collectors, artists and other dealers. Beginning in 1946, the firm differentiated
works consigned by artists from other types of consignments, recording them in separate
ledgers.
Before April 1892, commissions were recorded unnumbered. In April 30, 1892, a new
numbering system was adopted with the commissions inventoried by the letter C preceding
the numbers. Beginning in January 1928, commissions were inventoried with the letters CA
preceding the numbers. For consignments from artists from 1946 to 1972, the letter S
precedes the number.
Series IV. Inventory cards contains cards that record selected acquisitions,
consignments and sales of paintings and watercolors by M. Knoedler & Co.'s offices
in New York, London and Paris. Notations on the cards also document void transactions,
owner credits and trades, and returns to the owner (RTO). While the cards duplicate
information found in the stock, sales and commission books, they facilitate the
retrieval of information in these ledgers for different types of searches, such as the
names of artists, buyers or stock numbers. However, cards only exist for a limited
number of M. Knoedler & Co.'s transactions.
In other to facilitate the consultation of the inventory cards, the Getty Research
Institute plans on digitizing the entire Series IV.
Arrangement
Series IV. Inventory cards is filed according to seven types, which were defined by the
Knoedler firm: customers; buyer-artist; artist-buyer; current alphabetical; current
numerical; sold alphabetical; sold numerical.
Under the category Customers, cards contain a summary of transactions, including
purchases, sales, consignments, and shared acquisitions with other dealers. Under the
category Buyer-artist, each card records a single transaction.
Each card contains a summary of transactions, including purchases, consignments, and
shared acquisitions with Knoedler. The cards are filed by alphabetical order of names
of customers or vendors.
Each card documents a single transaction, listing the title and artist of the
artwork. The cards are arranged by alphabetical order of names of buyers.
Series V. Receiving and shipping records consists of receipts, logs, and other records
concerning the shipping of artwork from Europe and within the United States, including
works received and examined but not acquired by M. Knoedler & Co. The bulk of the
records concerns works received and sent by the New York office from 1893 to 1988. Also
included are a small file related to the London office, and for the years 1929-1932,
documentation regarding the firm's office in Chicago.
Arrangement
Series V. Receiving and shipping records is arranged in four subseries: Series V.A.
Receiving records; Series V.B. Shipping records; Series V.C. London; Series V.D.
Chicago.
Series V.A. Receiving records, 1893-1972
97 Linear
Feet
(80 boxes)
The receiving records consist of five receiving books documenting works received by
M. Knoedler & Co. from 1893 to 1910, a 70-volume set documenting works received
from 1910 to 1988 (receiving numbers 1 to 71000), and one volume documenting works
received from foreign vendors. The receiving books contain indices and logistical
information, such as dates, owners, addresses, employee initials and, occasionally,
remarks. There are gaps in the documentation for the following years: 1898,
1903-1904.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged chronologically.
box
185
Receiving book, 1893 February-1894 December 1 volume (A-Z, 200
pages)
box
186
Receiving book, 1895 January-1897 May 1 volume (A-Z, 401
pages)
box
187
Receiving book, 1899 November-1902 March 1 volume
box
188
Receiving book, 1905 May-1907 October 1 volume
box
189
Receiving book, 1907 November-1910 April 1 volume
box
190
Foreign receiving book, 1915 April-1929 April 1 volume
box
191
Receiving book: 1-1000, 1910 May-1912 March 1 volume
box
192
Receiving book: 1001-2000, 1912 March-1913 January 1 volume
Receiving book: 65001-66000, 1965 October-1966 August 1 volume
box
257
Receiving book: 66001-67000, 1966 August-1967 October 1 volume
box
258
Receiving book: 67001-68000, 1967 October-1968 November 1 volume
box
259
Receiving book: 68001-69000, 1968 November-1972 March 1 volume
box
260-264
Index sheets, 1910-1936
Sheets are fragile. Restricted.
Series V.B. Shipping records, 1896-1971
52 Linear
Feet
(81 boxes)
The subseries contains receipts documenting works shipped by M. Knoedler & Co.
between 1896 and 1971. Signed receipts include acknowledgment receipts that were
signed by customers for works shipped by M. Knoedler & Co.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged chronologically.
Delivery books, 1896-1971
box
265
Foreign shipment book, 1896
1
volume
box
266
Out-of-town delivery book, 1897 May-1902 March
1
volume
box
267
Out-of-town delivery book, 1915 December-1925 February
1
volume
box
268
City delivery book, 1897 January-1901 April
1
volume
box
269
City delivery book, 1901 May-1905 April
1
volume
box
270
City delivery book, 1913 February-1921 February
1
volume
box
271
City delivery book, 1921 February-1926 July
1
volume
box
272
City delivery book, 1926 August-1933 August
1
volume
box
273
Daybook, 1930 March-1932 November
1
volume
box
274
Daybook, 1933 November-1934 December
1
volume
box
275
Daybook, 1934 December-1936 November
1
volume
box
276
Daybook, 1936 November-1939 January
1
volume
box
277
Daybook, 1939 January-1941 January
1
volume
box
278
Daybook, 1941 January-1942 October
1
volume
box
279
Daybook, 1942 October-1944 June
1
volume
box
280
Daybook, 1944 June-1946 February
1
volume
box
281
Daybook, 1946 February-1947 April
1
volume
box
282
Daybook, 1947 April-1948 June
1
volume
box
283
Daybook, 1949 January - 1950 March
1
volume
box
284
Daybook, 1950 March-1951 March
1
volume
box
285
Daybook, 1951 March-1952 April
1
volume
box
286
Daybook, 1952 April-1953 June
1
volume
box
287
Daybook, 1955 November-1956 November
1
volume
box
288
Daybook, 1956 November-1958 March
1
volume
box
289
Daybook, 1958 March-1959 July
1
volume
box
290
Daybook, 1959 July-1960 November
1
volume
box
291
Daybook, 1960 November-1962 February
1
volume
box
292
Daybook, 1962 February-1963 October
1
volume
box
293
Daybook, 1963 October-1965 March
1
volume
box
294
Daybook, 1965 March-1966 December
1
volume
box
295
Daybook, 1966 December-1968 December
1
volume
box
296
Daybook, 1969 January-1971 May
1
volume
Receipts, 1908-1960
Signed receipts, 1908-1957
The receipts signed by customers record the deliveries made by the firm from 1908
to 1930. The following months and years are missing from the archive: 1909-1910,
1940, 1948, and the months of January and September for the year 1924. The year
1912 has only three receipts, dated 1912 January 6.
box
297
1908, 1911-1912
box
298-304
1913-1919
box
305-315
1920-1930
box
316-324
1931-1939
box
325-331
1941-1947
box
332-340
1949-1957
box
341
Outgoing receipts, 1956-1960
box
342-343
Incoming receipts, 1950-1960
box
344-345
Further documentation, 1933-1960
Series V.C. Shipping records from the London office, 1946-1972
1 Linear
Feet
(1 box)
Shipping records for the London office include order forms from Bolton Fairhead,
Ltd., London, and shipping receipts for works delivered by the firm.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged chronologically.
box
folder
346
1-2
Shipping book, 1959-1963
With: loose sheets.
Shipping order forms, 1946-1972
The shipping order forms were filed by reverse chronological order.
box
folder
346
3
1972-1967
346
4
1966-1964
346
5
1963-1962
346
6
1961-1960
346
7
1959-1955
346
8
1954-1946
Series V.D. Receiving and shipping records from the Chicago office, 1929-1932
1.5 Linear
Feet
(4 boxes)
Shipping and receiving records for the Chicago office (622 South Michigan Avenue)
contains information regarding the shipment of artworks to clients, art galleries,
museums, and the firm's office in New York.
Series VI. Correspondence, one of the largest series in the archive, consists primarily
of the correspondence files maintained by the New York and the London offices of M.
Knoedler & Co., but it also contains files from the firm's other offices in Paris
and Chicago. The correspondence generally concerns possible sales or purchases of
artworks, and occasionally features personal notes. Of particular interest is the
interoffice correspondence between the New York, London, Paris, and Chicago offices,
with notes or instructions directed to staff and information about sales, potential
sales, clients, collectors, and collections. The archive contains interoffice
correspondence files kept by each office. The correspondence of the firm's library in
New York--kept separate from the firm's general correspondence--concerns requests for
documentation and illustrations of artworks, inquiries about publications, and includes
letters received from the firm's library in London.
Correspondence received or sent by the Knoedler firm may be part of the records of
staff or associates of the Knoedler firm who subsequently worked at other institutions
and may be in the holdings of these institutions. The Clark Art Institute has among its
holdings records of William Collins, who worked for Knoedler before working at the
Clark. The Paul Mellon Center in London holds correspondence files from the Knoedler
Gallery, which were received among the records of Frank Simpson who worked at the
Knoedler Gallery in London before working at the Paul Mellon Center.
Selected portions of Series VI. Correspondence have been digitized. To view online
copies of letters preserved in letter copying books, connect to digitized letter
copying books.
Arrangement
Series VI. Correspondence is organized into the following subseries: Series VI.A.
General correspondence; Series VI.B. Interoffice correspondence; Series VI.C. Library
correspondence; Series VI.D. Copies of letters sent; Series VI.E. London office
correspondence; Series VI.F. Other offices; Series VI.G. Correspondence dossiers.
Series VI.A. General correspondence, 1879-1971
343 Linear
Feet
(806 boxes and 1
flatfile)
Subseries VI.A. General correspondence contains letters received by the New York
office of M. Knoedler Co. from clients, artists, banks, associates and other dealers.
The files also include selected copies of letters sent by Knoedler. The correspondence
includes letters of inquiries about sales, negotiations of prices, appraisals, loans
of artworks for exhibitions, and occasionally personal notes. Each year of
correspondence typically includes topical files, such as appraisals, asking prices,
changes of attributions, donations, and legal files.
For letters written by the painter Winslow Homer to M. Knoedler & Co., also see
the twelve letters dating from 1900 to 1904 held by the Archives of American Art and
digitized in 2014, and the letters from Homer to the firm that date from
1901-1902, 1904, 1908, and that are held at The Clark Art Institute.
Arrangement
The correspondence files were organized first by year and by alphabetical order for
each year. Large files for certain associates, in particular the art dealer P. &
D. Colnaghi, are divided in certain years by month of the year and between files of
letters received and letters sent (i.e. "From Colnaghi January," "From Colnaghi
February," ..., "To Colnaghi January," "To Colnaghi February," ...). In each
alphabetical folder, such as Ab, Ac, the documents were roughly in the order received
from January to December, rather than arranged by author. Topical folders, such as
asking prices, are filed at the end of the alphabetical range. The correspondence
files dating from 1921 to 1971 were generally kept in strict order, while the previous
years were not and these have been filed according to the order found for later
years.
Notations in pencil in the upper left corner of letters indicate the expected filing
location. Typically, these notations simply identify the author of the letter, but in
certain cases they suggest a topical filing or a cross-reference filing. Files for
specific Knoedler staff or associates often appear under the name of the author of the
letter. However, personal expenses of staff or traveling documentation of certain
staff may be filed under the name of the staff member rather than the agency sending
the letter.
Comments in the letters (i.e. "I am enclosing a photograph of the painting") suggest
that these were often accompanied by photographs illustrating the artwork discussed.
However, in most instances, the photographs are no longer with the letters, having
been separated by Knoedler staff and filed under artworks in a different portion of
the firm's records. These photographs are filed by artist and stock number in the
portion of the archive now titled Series. VII. Photographs (Series VII.A. Artist
files).
box
351
1879-1896
box
352
1900-1904
box
353
1905-1910
Includes letters from Winslow Homer.
box
354
1911
box
355
1912
1913
box
356
A-B
box
357
C
box
358
D-E
box
359
F-G
box
360
H-L
box
361
M-Q
box
362
R
box
363
S-T
box
364
U-Y, Unidentified, Appraisals, Charity, Credit reports, and Stock
list
box
365
Appraisal: Morgan collection of paintings
1914
box
366
A-Ba
box
367
Be-Ca
box
368
Ce-Cu
box
369
D
box
370
E-G
box
371
H-Le
box
372
Lh-N
box
373
O-Ri
box
374
Ro-S
box
375
T-V
box
376
W-Z, Unidentified, Appraisals, Charity, Credit reports, and Stock
list
1915
box
377
A-Ba
box
378
Be-C
box
379
D-E
box
380
F
box
381
G-H
box
382
I-M
box
383
N-R
box
384
S-U
box
385
V-Z, Unidentified, Address list, Charity, Credit reports, and Stock
list
1916
box
386
A-Ba
box
387
Be-By
box
388
C
box
389
D
box
390
E-G
box
391
H-K
box
392
L-Me
box
393
Mi-Pe
box
394
Ph-R
box
395
S
box
396
T-We
box
397
Wh-Z, Unidentified, Changes of address, Charity, and Credit
reports
1917
box
398
A-Ba
box
399
Be-Bu
box
400
Ca-Col
box
401
Colnaghi-Cu
box
402
D-E
box
403
F-G
box
404
H-J
Includes letters from Martha Homer.
box
405
K-L
box
406
Ma-Me
box
407
Mi-N
box
408
O-P
box
409
Q-Sc
box
410
Se-Sy
box
411
T-V
box
412
W
box
413
Y-Z, Unidentified, Changes of address, Charity, Credit reports, and Stock
list
1918
box
414
A-Be
box
415
Bi-Br
box
416
Bu-Coo
box
417
Cor-D
box
418
E-F
box
419
G-H
Includes letters from Martha Homer.
box
420
I-L
box
421
M-O
box
422
P-R
box
423
S
box
424
T-Wh
box
425
Wi-Z, Unidentified, Changes of address, and Charity
1919
box
426
A-Ba
box
427
Be-By
box
428
Ca-Cl
box
429
Co-D
box
430
E-F
box
431
G-Ha
box
432
He-K
Includes letters from Martha Homer.
box
433
L-Me
box
434
Mi-Pe
box
435
Pf-R
box
436
S
box
437
T-We
box
438
Wh-Z, Unidentified, Changes of address, Charity, Credit
Reports
1920
box
439
A-Ba
box
440
Be-By
box
441
Ca-Cl
box
442
Co-Da
box
443
De-Fl
box
444
Fr-G
box
445
H-L
Includes a letter from Martha Homer.
box
446
M-W, Unidentified, Changes of address, and charity
1921
box
447
A-Ba
box
448
Be-Ca
box
449
Ce-Cop
box
450
Cor-D
box
451
E-Gi
box
452
Gl-I
Includes a letter from Martha Homer.
box
453
J-L
box
454
M-O
box
455
P-Si
box
456
Sl-V
box
457
W-Z
1922
box
458
A-Car
box
459
Carnegie Institute-Der
box
460
Di-Gr
box
461
Gre-Ke
box
462
Kem-Moo
box
463
Mor-Ri
box
464
Rid-Sw
box
465, 1974A*
T-Win
box
466
Wo-Z, Changes of address
1923
box
467
A-M
box
468
N-Ri
box
469
Ro-W, Address lists, Changes of address, and Invitation requests
1924
box
470
A-Br
box
471, 1974A*
Bro-Con
box
472
Coo-Fu
box
473
G-Hus
Includes letters from Martha Homer.
box
474
In-McD
box
475
McK-Pu
box
476
Q-SW
box
477
T-Z
1925
box
478
A-Bru
box
479
Bu-Col
box
480
Con-Fo
box
481
Fos-Hus
Includes a letter from Martha Homer.
box
482
In-Milm
box
483
Mo-Rid
box
484
Ro-Sp
box
485
St-Vo
box
486
W-Z
1926
box
487
A-Bed
box
488
Bel-Ce
box
489
Ch-Cor
box
490, 1974A*
Cr-Fe
box
491
Fi-Ham
box
492
Har-Je
box
493
Jo-Lap
box
494
Le-Mi
box
495
Mo-Pl
box
496
Po-Sc
box
497
Se-Th
box
498
Ti-V
box
499
W-Z
1927
box
500
A-Bes
box
501
Bi-Cl
box
502
Cle-Fe
box
503
Fi-Go
box
504
Gr-Hom
box
505
Hor-Li
box
506
Ll-No
box
507
O-Rei
box
508
Ri-Sp
box
509
St-V
box
510
Ve-Z
1928
box
511, 1974B*
A-Bin
box
512
Bl-Cas
box
513
Ce-Co
box
514
Cr-E
box
515
F-Ge
box
516
Gi-Her
box
517
Hi-Let
Includes a letter from Martha Homer.
box
518
Li-No
box
519
O-Ru
box
520
S-Th
box
521
Ti-White
box
522
Wil-Z, Appraisals
1929
box
523
A-Bl
box
524, 1974A*
Bo-Cas
box
525
Ce-Col
box
526
Colnaghi-Dav
box
527, 1974A*
De-Fos
box
528
Fr-Har
box
529
Hart-In
Includes letters related to Hermitage sale.
box
530
J-Kr
box
531
L-Mur
box
532
N-Rap
box
533
Re-Sim
box
534
Sm-V
box
535
Ve-Wom
box
536
Wr-Z
1930
box
537
A-Bow
box
538
Br-P.& D. Colnaghi & Co.
box
539
Catalogue request-Do
box
540
Dr-Gon
box
541
Gr-Hus
Includes letters related to Hermitage sale.
box
542
I-Mai
box
543
Mar-No
box
544
O-Ri
box
545
Rid-St
box
546
Ste-Wam
box
547
Was-Z
box
548-549
Hermitage letters original housing
1931
box
550
A-Bi
box
551
Bignou, Etienne-Cas
box
552
Ch-Col
box
553
P.&D. Colnaghi & Co.
box
554
Con-Den
box
555
Di-Fu
box
556
G-Hat
box
557
He-Hi
Includes letters related to Hermitage sale.
box
558
Ho-Jae
box
559
Je-Lor
box
560
Lu-Mos
box
561
Mu-Ph
box
562
Pi-Rot
box
563
Ru-Sp
box
564
St-Tr
box
565
Travis & Park-Wei
box
566
Wel-Z
1932
box
567
A-Ba
box
568
Bea-Br
box
569
Bu-Cla
box
570
Cle-Cu
box
571
D-E
box
572
Fa-Go
box
573
Gr-Hi
Includes letters related to Hermitage sale.
box
574
Hu-Ku
box
575
La-Ma
box
576
Mc-Ne
box
577
Ni-P
box
578
Ra-Se
box
579
Sh-Sw
box
580
Ta-Vo
box
581
Wal - Z
1933
box
582
A-Ba
box
583
Be-Br
box
584
Bu-Ca
box
585
Ch-Con
box
586
Coo-De
box
587
Di-Fl
box
588
Fo-Go
box
589
Gr-Hen
box
590
Her-Je
Includes letters related to Hermitage sale.
box
591
Jo-Las
box
592
Lau-May
box
593
McA-My
box
594
Na-Pi
box
595
Po-Roy
box
596
Ru-So
box
597
Sp-Tw
box
598
U-Wells
box
599
Wem-Z
1934
box
600
A-Baltimore Museum of Art
box
601
Ban-Bra
box
602
Bre-Cha
box
603
Che-Col
box
604
Collins, William J.
box
605
P.&D. Colnaghi & Co.
box
606
Cr-D
box
607
E-Fo
box
608
Fr -Gr
box
609
Gu-Hen
box
610
Henschel, C. R.-Ju
box
611
Ka-Lin
box
612
Lit-McCormick, Henry
box
613
McF-Mus
box
614
N-Pap
box
615
Par-Ri
box
616
Rob-Se
box
617
Sh-Th
box
618
Ti-Wal
box
619
Wallace-Wh
box
620
Wi-Z
1935
box
621
A-Bal
box
622
Ban-Bri
box
623
Broa-Ci
box
624
Cl-Cor
box
625
Cos-Di
box
626
Do-Fo
box
627
Fr-Gu
box
628
Ha-Hl
box
629
Ho-Ky
box
630
L-Ma
box
631
Mc-More
box
632
Morg-N
box
633
O-Pre
box
634
Pri-Rom
box
635
Ros-Se
box
636
Sh-Th
box
637
Ti-War
box
638
Was-Z, Form letters
1936
box
639
A-Ba
box
640
Be-Br
box
641
Bu-Ci
box
642
Cl-Con
box
643
Coo-De
box
644
Di-Fo
box
645
Fr-Gr
box
646
Gu-Hi
box
647
Ho-Kn
box
648
Ko-Man
box
649
Mar-Me
box
650
Mi-N
box
651
O-Po
box
652
Pr-R
box
653
Sa-Sn
box
654
So-Ti
box
655
To-Wa
box
656
We-Z, Appraisals
1937
box
657
A-Bal
box
658
Ban-Bro
box
659
Bru-Ci
box
660
Cl-Coln
box
661
Colo-De
box
662
Di-Fl
box
663
Fo-Hal
box
664
Ham-Ho
Includes letters related to Hermitage sale.
box
665
Hu-K
box
666
L-Man
box
667
Mar-Me
box
668
Mi-N
box
669
O-Po
box
670
Pr-Sal
box
671
San-Sm
box
672
Sn-To
box
673
Tr-Wei
box
674
Wel-Z, Form letters
1938
box
675
A-Ba
box
676
Be-Car
box
677
Cas-Col
box
678
Com-Do
box
679
Dr-Fore
box
680
Form-Han
box
681
Har-Hoy
box
682
Hub-Lin
box
683
Lip-Mel
box
684
Mem-Mur
box
685
Mus-Par
box
686
Pas-Rh
box
687
Ri-Sch
box
688
Sco-Sto
box
689
Str-Wai
box
690
Wal-Z, Appraisals and Form letters
1939
box
691
Ab-Bao
box
692
Bar-By
box
693
Ca-Coll
box
694
Coln-Dey
box
695
Dic-Fir
box
696
Fis-Gu
box
697
Ha-How
box
698
Hud-Lew
box
699
Li-McV
box
700
Mea-Moy
box
701
Mue-Noy
box
702
Oa-Pu
box
703
Q-Saw
box
704
Sca-Sten
box
705, 1974B*
Ster-Va
box
706
Ve-Wig
box
707
Wil-Zu, Appraisals
1940
box
708
Ab-Ay
box
709
Ba-Bl
box
710
Bo-Ce
box
711
Cha-Cox
box
712
Cra-Ei
box
713
El-Foy
box
714
Fr-Gu
box
715
Ha-Hy
box
716, 1974B*
In-Ley
box
717
Li-McV
box
718
Me-My
box
719
Nag-Pl
box
720
Po-Rom
box
721
Roo-Sl
box
722
Sm-Ti
box
723, 1974B*
To-War
box
724
Was-Zo
1941
box
725
Ab-Bak
box
726
Bal-But
box
727
Cab-Col
box
728
Com-Dw
box
729
Ea-Fo
box
730
Fra-Hay
box
731
Hea-Ju
box
732
Ka-Ly
box
733
Ma-Mey
box
734
Mi-Ow
box
735
Pa-Q
box
736
Rab-Ry
box
737
Sa-Sl
box
738
Sm-Us
box
739
Va-Wig
box
740
Wil-Zu
1942
box
741
A-Be
box
742
Bi-Ci
box
743
Cl-Du
box
744
E-Ge
box
745
Gi-J
box
746
K-Mar
box
747
Mas-Mon
box
748
Mul-Pu
box
749
Q-Si
box
750
Sk-Tu
box
751
Ul-We
box
752
Wh-Z, Appraisals, Asking prices, and Visitors
1943
box
753
Ab-Bl
box
754
Bo-Col
box
755
Com-Ey
box
756
Fa-Gu
box
757
Ha-Kn
box
758
Ko-McV
box
759
Me-N
box
760
O-Ri
box
761
Ro-Sp
box
762
St-Wa
box
763
We-Z, Forms letters and Visitors
1944
box
764
A-Ba
box
765
Bea-Ci
box
766
Cla-Di
box
767
Do-Fi
box
768
Fl-Har
box
769
Hart-Kei
box
770
Kel-Lon
box
771
Lor-McD
box
772
McF-Nel
box
773
Nes-Ph
box
774
Pi-Rol
box
775
Roo-Sta
box
776
Ste-V
box
777
W-Z, Appraisals
1945
box
778
Ab-Av
box
779
Ba-By
box
780
Ca-Con
box
781
Coo-Don
box
782
Dor-Fit
box
783
Fla-Gu
box
784
Ha-Jo
box
785
Ka-Ly
box
786
Ma-Mo
box
787
Mu-Ow
box
788
Pa-Ree
box
789
Rei-Scr
box
790
Sea-Tay
box
791
Te-Wa
box
792
We-Z, Appraisals, Asking prices, Consignments, and Form
letters
1946
box
793
A-Bak
box
794
Bal-Broo
box
795
Brow-Cit
box
796
Cla-Cu
box
797
Da-Dol
box
798
Dom-Fes
box
799
Fie-Fu
box
800
Ga-Guy
box
801
Ha-Hy
box
802
Ib-Lai
box
803
Lam-Ly
box
804
Ma-Mig
box
805
Mil-New
box
806
Ni-Pl
box
807
Po-Ron
box
808
Roo-Sl
box
809
Sma-Tar
box
810
Tat-Vi
box
811
Vo-Wie
box
812
Wil-Z, Asking prices and Changes in attribution, title, size, asking
price, or net price
1947
box
813
A-Bak
box
814
Bal-Bri
box
815
Bro-Cas
box
816
Cat-Col
box
817
Com-Cz
box
818
Da-Di
box
819
Do-Ep
box
820
Er-Fl
box
821
Fo-Gi
box
822
Gl-Han
box
823
Har-I
box
824
J-K
box
825
L-Mar
box
826
Mas-Mo
box
827
Mu-O
box
828
P-Q
box
829
R-Sal
box
830
San-Sm
box
831
Sn-Ta
box
832
Te-Vo
box
833
Wa-Wo
box
834
Wr-Z, Asking prices and Changes in attribution, title, size, asking
price, or net price
1948
box
835
Ab-Al
box
836
Am-Ber
box
837
Bet-Car
box
838
Cas-Col
box
839
Com-Di
box
840
Do-Fi
box
841
Fl-Gra
box
842
Gre-Ho
box
843
Hu-Ki
box
844
Kl-Ma
box
845
Mc-Mo
box
846
Mu-Ok
box
847
Ol-Re
box
848
Rh-Sc
box
849
Se-Str
box
850
Stu-Wie
box
851
Wil-Z, Asking prices
1949
box
852
A-Ban
box
853
Bar-Bri
box
854
Bro-Ci
box
855
Cl-Dar
box
856
Dav-Em
box
857
En-Ge
box
858
Gi-Hen
box
859
Her-Ka
box
860
Ke-L
box
861
Ma-Mo
box
862
Mu-Ob
box
863
Od-Ra
box
864
Re-Sa
box
865
Sc-Ste
box
866
Sti-T
box
867
U-We
box
868
Wh-Z, Asking prices and Changes in attribution, title, size, asking
price, or net price
1950
box
869
A-Ban
box
870
Bar-Bri
box
871
Bro-Cha
box
872
Che-Cor
box
873
Cos-De
box
874
Di-Fl
box
875
Fo-G
box
876
H-I
box
877
J-Les
box
878
Lev-Me
box
879
Mi-Ne
box
880
Ni-Pi
box
881
Pl-Sa
box
882
Sc-Sta
box
883
Ste-Unit
box
884
Univ-We
box
885
Wh-Z, Asking prices and Changes in attribution, title, or
size
1951
box
886
A-Ba
box
887
Be-Bro
box
888
Bru-Ch
box
889
Ci-Cr
box
890
Cu-Dr
box
891
Du-Fo
box
892
Fr-G
box
893
H
box
894
I-Kl
box
895
Kn-Mar
box
896
Mas-Mu
box
897
Mu-Pa
box
898
Pe-Roc
box
899
Rod-Sm
box
900
Sn-T
box
901
U-Wei
box
902
Wel-Z, Changes and Tax withholdings, asking prices,
appraisals
1952
box
903
A-Ba
box
904
Be-Ce
box
905
Ch-Cl
box
906
Co-Da
box
907
De-Fe
box
908
Fi-Gre
box
909
Gri-I
box
910
J-La
box
911
Le-Mc
box
912
Me-Ne
box
913
Ni-Po
box
914
Pr-R
box
915
Sa-Sp
box
916
St-U
box
917
V-Wh
box
918
Wi-Z, Asking prices, Changes, and Tax withholdings
box
919
1953
1954
box
920
A-As
box
921
Associated Hospital-Berman
box
922
Berr-By
box
923
Ca-Chi
box
924
Cincinnati Art Museum-Com
box
925
Con-Dallas
box
926
Dan-Dow
box
927
Dr-Fiz
box
928
Fl-Gol
box
929
Goo-Harris
box
930
K-R
box
931
Sc-St
box
932
Ste-U
box
933
University of Miami-Wel
box
934
Wen-Z, Appraisal, Asking prices, and Tax withholdings
1955
box
935
Aa-An
box
936
Ap-Bank of New York
box
937
Bar-Bri
box
938
Brod-Ch
box
939
Childs Gallery-Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts
box
940
Con-Den
box
941
Denver Art Museum-Fe
box
942
Feigen-Ge
box
943
Gilcrease-Harris
box
944
Has-Hu
box
945
I-Kennedy Galleries
box
946
Ki-L'Obelisco Galleria d'Arte
box
947
Luce-Mellon
box
948
Metropolitan Museum of Art-Museum of Modern Art (NY)
box
949
Nassau Galleries-Ow
box
950
Pa-Py
box
951
Q-Sc
box
952
Sea-Sp
box
953
Springfield Museum of Fine Arts-Thyssen
box
954
Ti-Vose Galleries
box
955
Wadsworth Atheneum-Z
box
956
Appraisal, Asking prices, and Office memos
1956
box
957
Ab-Baltimore Museum of Art
box
958
Ban-Bos
box
959
Bou-Can
box
960
Car-Col
box
961
P. & D. Colnaghi-Day
box
962
De-Ek
box
963
El-For
box
964
Fos-Gu
box
965
H-W, Appraisals and Office memo
1957
box
966
Aa-As
box
967
Associated Hospital-Bek
box
968
Bel-Bro
box
969
Bru-Ch
box
970
Ci-Cor
box
971
Corcoran Gallery-Day
box
972
William F. Davidson-Doz
box
973
Dr-Fi
box
974
Fine Arts Associates-Thomas Gilcrease Foundation
box
975
Gl-Harr
box
976
Hart-Hof
box
977
Hol-Ju
box
978
Ka-Lat
box
979
Lau-Luce
box
980
Mac-Milc
box
981
Mill-Museum of Modern Art
box
982
Na-No
box
983
Oa-Phi
box
984
Pho-Rew
box
985
Ric-Saw
box
986
Sc-So
box
987
Sn-W, Appraisals, Consignments
1958
box
988
A-Ba
box
989
Be-Bur
box
990
Cab-Clio
box
991
Coa-Dal
box
992
Dan-Dy
box
993
Ea-Fogg
box
994
Fos-Gw
box
995
Hab-Hol
box
996
Hom-Ju
box
997
Kn-Len
box
998
Lenars-Man
box
999
Mara-Miz
box
1000
Mo-Nel
box
1001
New-Pf
box
1002
Ph-Ry
box
1003
Sac-Sm
box
1004
Sn-Sy
box
1005
Ta-Va
box
1006
Ve-Wel
box
1007
Wen-Zu, Appraisals
1959
box
1008
Ab-Bal
box
1009
Ban-Bra
box
1010
Bre-Chr
box
1011
Ci-Cuy
box
1012
Da-Dw
box
1013
Ea-Gay
box
1014
Ge-Z, Appraisals and Office memos
1960
box
1015
A-D, F, Ha-Han
box
1016
Har-Hut
box
1017
I-Laz
box
1018
Le-McK
box
1019
Mea-My
box
1020
Na-Pen
box
1021
Per-Rip
box
1022
Ro-So
box
1023
Sp-To
box
1024
Tr-Wee
box
1025
Wei-Z, Appraisals
1961
box
1026
Ab-Ar
box
1027
As-Blu
box
1028
Bo-Ce
box
1029
Cha-Cut
box
1030
Da-Dz
box
1031
Ea-Fu
box
1032
Ga-Haz
box
1033
He-Ju
box
1034
Ka-Lu
box
1035
Mac-McW
box
1036
Me-Nay
box
1037
Nee-Phe
box
1038
Phi-Ry
box
1039
Sa-Sol
box
1040
Son-Sw
box
1041
Ta-Vo
box
1042
Wa-Zu, Tax withholdings, Appraisals
1962
box
1043
Ab-Bay
box
1044
Bea-Cav
box
1045
Ce-Cr
box
1046
Cu-Fe
box
1047
Fid-Gu
box
1048
Ha-Hy
box
1049
Ic-Lew
box
1050
Li-McN
Med-Mou
box
1051
Papers
flatfile
1**
Flatfile
box
1052
Mud-Ow
box
1053
Pa-Rh
box
1054
Ri-Sl
box
1055
Sm-Stu
box
1056
Su-Tu
box
1057
Ud-Way
box
1058
Wea-Zu, In and out list, Office memo, Painting prices, and Tax
witholdings
1963
box
1059
Ab-Bay
box
1060
Bea-Bry
box
1061
Cah-Col
box
1062
Com-Dy
box
1063
Ea-Fu
box
1064
Ga-Gu
box
1065
Haa-Hy
box
1066
In-Z, In and out list, Legal, and Painting prices
1964
box
1067
Ab-Bay
box
1068
Bea-Bu
box
1069
Ca-Com
box
1070
Con-Dy
box
1071
Ea-Fu
box
1072
Gab-Haz
box
1073
Hea-Je
box
1074
Joh-Ky
box
1075
Lab-Ly
box
1076
Mab-Miv
box
1077
Mod-Ow
box
1078
Pa-Ri
box
1079
Roa-Sl
box
1080
Sm-Tw
box
1081
Ud-Vo
box
1082
Wa-Wy
box
1083
Ya-Zu, In and out list, Office memos, Painting prices, and Tax
withholdings
1965
box
1084
Ab-Bay
box
1085
Bea-Bri
box
1086
Bro-Clo
box
1087
Coa-Dey
box
1088
Di-Fl
box
1089
Fo-Gu
box
1090
Ha-Hy
box
1091
In-Z
box
1092
Assorted
1966
box
1093
Ab-Baz
box
1094
Be-By
box
1095
Ca-Co
box
1096
Cr-Fa
box
1097
Fe-Galerie Wilhelm Grosshennig
box
1098
Gi-Hi
box
1099
Ho-Kw
box
1100
La-Me
box
1101
Mic-Ne
box
1102
Ni-Pf
box
1103, 1974B*
Ph-R
box
1104
Sa-Sm
box
1105
Sne-T
box
1106
U-Wa
box
1107
We-Z, Appraisals
box
1108
Custom papers
box
1109
Assorted
1967
box
1110
Ab-Am
box
1111
American Express-Av
box
1112
Ba-Bo
box
1113
Br-Ch
box
1114
Ci-Cu
box
1115
Da-Dy
box
1116
Ea-Fo
box
1117
Fr-Go
box
1118
Gr-Hi
box
1119
Ho-Ju
box
1120
K-L
box
1121
M-N
box
1122
O-Sl
box
1123
Sh-Z
box
1124
Appraisal
box
1125
Custom papers
1968
box
1126
Ab-Am
box
1127
Ap-Bal
box
1128
Bam-Bu
box
1129
Ca-Col
box
1130
Com-Del
box
1131
Dem-Fa
box
1132
Fe-Fu
box
1133
G
box
1134
Ha-Hol
box
1135
Hom-Ke
box
1136
Ki-Mo
box
1137
Mu-R
box
1138
S-V
box
1139
W-Z
box
1140
Advertising, Appraisals, and Legal
1969
box
1141
A-B
box
1142, 1974A*
C-E
box
1143
F-Ha
box
1144
He-L
box
1145
M-N
O-R
box
1146
Papers
flatfile
1**
Flatfile
box
1147
S-T
box
1148
U-Z, Appraisals
1970
box
1149
A-Z
box
1150
Assorted
1971
box
1151, 1974B*
A-R
box
1152
S-Z, Zu Wied South American collection and Appraisals
undated
box
1153
A-W
box
1154
Appraisals, Asking prices and price list, Assorted, and
Charity
Series VI.B. Interoffice correspondence, 1911-1969
60.3 Linear
Feet
(130 boxes and 1
flatfile)
The interoffice correspondence consists of letters and cables received by the New
York office from the other offices, primarily London and Paris, between 1911 and 1970.
For the years 1929-1932, there are also correspondence files from an office in
Chicago, and for the years 1935-1936 from one in Newport, R.I. The correspondence
concerns sales, clients, artworks that are available for purchase, and general
business concerns of the offices. There is usually for each year, a folder containing
the lists of the works sold by each office or in storage at that location.
Arrangement
For each office, the interoffice correspondence was filed by year and month. Each
year usually includes a folder containing the cables for that year and a folder
containing lists of the works sold by the office or in storage at the office. There
are also files for copies of letters sent by the New York office or files for copies
received by each office from another one.
