Finding aid for the records of Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet (Stockholm, Sweden) and the Galerie Bonnier,

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2 Descriptive Summary Title: Records of (Stockholm, Sweden) and the Galerie Bonnier Date (inclusive): Number: Creator/Collector: Galerie Bonnier Physical Description: 331 box(es) Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles URL: (310) Abstract: Complete business records of the, Stockholm, Sweden ( ) and the successor gallery, Galerie Bonnier, Geneva, Switzerland ( ). The combined galleries dealt in Impressionist, Post-impressionist, Cubist, German Expressionist, and early abstract art. Request Materials: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy. Language: Collection material is in Swedish and French. Biographical/Historical Note Svenska-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, was founded in 1918 by Gosta Olsen. The gallery merged with Galerie Bonnier, Geneva, in Galerie Bonnier was founded in Lausanne in 1961 by Jan Runnqvist, son of Harry Runnqvist, who was Olsen's partner in Stockholm. Galerie Bonnier moved to Geneva in Between 1964 and 1973, when his father died, Jan Runnqvist directed both galleries until 1973 when he closed Svensk-Franska and moved all business records to Geneva. The combined galleries handled a range of modern art, from Impressionism to early abstract art. Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Publication Rights Contact Library Rights and Reproductions. Preferred Citation Records of the Svensk-Fransk Konstgalleriet (Stockholm, Sweden) and the Galerie Bonnier, , Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no Acquisition Information Received in three acquisitions in 1999, 2003 and Processing History Collection is partially processed. One videotape was received from Jann Runnqvist in 2003 and added to the archive. Additions received in 2005 are not yet processed or inventoried (ADDS 2). Scope and Content of Collection The archive contains the complete business records of the Galerie Bonnier, Geneva, Switzerland ( ) and the, Stockholm, Sweden ( ). The combined galleries dealt in Impressionist, Postimpressionist, Cubist, German Expressionist, and early abstract art. Important artists who figure as correspondents as well as subjects in the records include Bonnard, Braque, Ceźanne, Degas, Derain, Friesz, Gauguin, Gleizes, Gris, Kandinsky, Klee, Leger, Matisse, Miro, Modigliani, Monet, Picasso, Pissarro, Redon, Rodin, and Rouault. Records include reports and records from the shareholder's meetings; notary deeds; account books with a book of buyer's accounts; books of inventories (arranged alphabetically by artist's name) documenting transactions with other galleries including Bernheim-Jeune and Durand-Ruel; inventories of works bought or accepted on consignment including those from Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler; invoices after 1930; index card files; correspondence; photographic documentation; press clippings; exhibition and auction catalogs. Includes a dossier of special files (organized by general topic) that contains

3 letters in which paintings of contested authorship or provenance were authenticated by a range of experts that includes Pierre Courthion, Museé Rodin, Jean Ronfort, Pola Gauguin, Bernheim-Jeune, and Bernard Berenson. Correspondents consist of art critics such as Ragnar Hoppe, Gregor Paulson, and Axel Romdahl and art houses such as Bernheim-Jeune, Edmond Sagot, Walter Halvorsen, Valori Plastici, D.H. Kahnweiler, Durand-Ruel, Paul Rosenberg, Galerie Louis Carre, Berggruen & Cie, Pierre Courthion, and Michel Courturier. Arrangement note Arranged in 2 series: Series I. Galerie Bonnier records, ; Series II. Svensk-franska Konstgalleriet (Stockholm, Sweden) records, Subjects - Corporate Bodies Galerie Bonnier Svensk-franska konstgalleriet (Stockholm, Sweden) Subjects - Topics Art -- Expertising Art dealers -- Switzerland Art galleries, Commercial Art, Modern -- Collectors and collecting Art dealers -- Sweden Drawings, European -- Collectors and collecting Collectors and collecting Paintings, European -- Collectors and collecting Genres and Forms of Material Photographic prints Merchandise inventories Video recordings Photographs, Original Ledgers (account books) Contributors Miró, Joan Cézanne, Paul Courthion, Pierre Derain, André Degas, Edgar Galerie Bonnier Galerie Louis Carré Galerie Durand-Ruel Berenson, Bernard Braque, Georges Berggruen & Cie Monet, Claude Musèe Rodin Picasso, Pablo Redon, Odilon Svensk-franska konstgalleriet (Stockholm, Sweden) Romdahl, Axel L. (Axel Ludvig) Gauguin, Paul Hoppe, Ragnar Kahnweiler, Daniel Henry Kandinsky, Wassily

4 Klee, Paul Matisse, Henri MM. Bernheim Jeune & cie (Paris, France) Series I. Galerie Bonnier records, Physical Description: Linear Feet Complete business records of the Galerie Bonnier. Arranged in 8 subseries by type of record. Note that Galerie Bonnier Daybooks are in Series II.A. filed with those of the Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet. Series I.A. Partnership meetings, ca Physical Description: 0.83 Linear Feet2 boxes box 1 box 2 Notary deeds; Reports from annual partnership meetings Reports from annual partnership meetings, with balance sheets and comptroller's reports Series I.B. Documents of justification, Physical Description: 22.1 Linear Feet Financial statements and invoices numbered 1-n, chronologically for each year or set of years. See also oversize boxes. box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box

5 Series I.Galerie Bonnier records, Series I.B.Documents of justification, box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box 274*-277* Galerie Bonnier ledgers, box 274* box 275* box 276* box 277* box 51 Consigners's invoices to Galerie Bonnier, Series I.C. Inventory books and works on consignment, Physical Description: 0.83 Linear Feet See also ledgers in oversize Boxes 274*-278* Works on consignment were given Stock "A" numbers. box 52 Six inventory books box 52 Stock I, nos box 52 Stock A, nos box 52 Stock A, peintures, sculptures, nos box 52 Stock B, lithographies box 52 Stock journal, nos through box 52 Stock journal, nos through box 53 Five inventory books box 53 Stock journal through box 53 Stock journal through box 53 Stock journal through box 53 Stock A (1973 through Mai 1980) box 53 Stock A nos. 23 through Series I.D. Register cards, circa Physical Description: 0.42 Linear Feet1 box Index cards record sales; in 2 sets arranged by buyers, and by artists. box 54 box 54 box 54 Index cards: A-Z, Buyers A-Z, Artists sold

6 Series I.Galerie Bonnier records, Series I.E.Price lists, circa Series I.E. Price lists, circa Physical Description: 1.25 Linear Feet Price lists from exhibitions and art fairs. box box 55 box 56 box 57 Price lists from gallery, by artists A-Z A-J K-Z Price lists from Galerie Bonnier's art fair exhibits Series I.F. Correspondence, Physical Description: Linear Feet Letters are filed alphabetically within each year, or group of years. box box box box box box box box box box box box 69 A-R, 1974 box 70 S-Z, 1974 box 70 A-D, box 71 E-M, box 72 N-Z, box 73 A-K, box 74 L-Z, box 75 A-K, box 76 L-Z?, box 77 A-M, June 1983 box 78 N-Z, June 1983 box 79 A-K, July 1983-Dec 1985 box 80 L-Z, July 1983-Dec 1985 box 81 A-K, Jan 1986-Aug 1988 box 82 L-Z, Jan 1986-Aug 1988 box 83 A-J, Sept April 1990 box 84 K-R, Sept 1988-April 1990 box 85 S-Z, Sept 1988-April 1990 box 86 A-H, April /1992 (April) box 87 I-S, April /1992 (April) box 88 T-Z, April /1992 (April) box 89 A-J, April 1992-April 1993 box 90 K-St, April 1992-April 1993 box 91 T-Z, April 1992-April 1993 Series I.G. Catalogues, Physical Description: 0.83 Linear Feet Catalogs from various galleries, including Galerie Bonnier, Svensk-Franska

7 Series I.Galerie Bonnier records, Series I.G.Catalogues, box Catalogues Series I.H. Press clippings, Physical Description: 1.25 Linear Feet Reviews, and other art world press. box box box Series I.I. Artists special files, circa Physical Description: 5 Linear Feet Files on artists of importance to the gallery. box Artists' special files Series I.J. Miscellaneous Administrative files, circa Physical Description: 0.83 Linear Feet box Admininstrative files Series I.K. Basel art fair files, Physical Description: 1.67 Linear Feet box box box box box Series I.L. Photographs, circa Physical Description: 5 Linear Feet Black and white photographs and transparencies of art works, and snapshots of openings, art fairs, other events. box box 115 box 116 box 117 box 118 box 119 box 120 box 121 box box 122 box 123 box 124 box 125 box 126 Photographs of art works, A-Z A-D E-F G-K L-R S-T Tw-V V- divers Miscellaneous photographs, artists, fairs, and events Arman - Spoerri J. Tinguely - J. Williams Niki de Saint-Phalle Art fairs Special events

8 Series I.Galerie Bonnier records, Series I.M.Assorted documents and publications, circa Series I.M. Assorted documents and publ circa Physical Description: 3.34 Linear Fe box 127 Documents concerning Yves Klein Ed regarding "Venus Bleue" and "Terre B box 128 Art collection estimates estimations collections in Sweden or Switzerland for insurance purposes box Documenta catalogues, I-IX, box 129 I-III, 1955, 1959, 1964 box 130 IV-V, 1968, 1972 box 131 VI, 1977 box 132 VII-VIII, 1982, 1987 box 133 IX, 1992 box 134 Publications on Galerie Bonnier's 25t 30th anniversaries Series II. (Stockholm, Sweden) records, Physical Description: 147 boxes ca. 71 lin. ft. All business records of the Svensk-franska gallery, which merged with Galerie Bonnier in Arranged in 7 subseries by type of record. Series II.A. Financial records, Physical Description: 54 boxes ca. 30 lin. ft. box 135 Reports from shareholders' meetings, box 136 Shareholders's record books, ledgers, Books of accounting, head ledgers. box 137 Head ledgers, box 138 Head ledgers, box 278* Head ledgers, box 139, Daybooks, Svensk-Franska and Galerie Bonnier, *-292* box 279* box box 280* box 281* box 282* box 283* box 284* box 285* box 286* box 287* box 288* box 289* box 290* box 291* box 292* box 140, Cashbooks, *-294* box box 293*

9 Series II. (Stockholm, Sweden) records, Series II.A.Financial records, box 294* box Documents of justification, Statements and invoices, numbered 1-n and arranged chronologically box box box box box box box box box box box box box Invoices box Inventory books: chronologically ordered purchases, A-Z 1920s-1930s box 158 A-O box 159 A-R box 160 S-O, plus 6 other inventory books box inventory books box inventory books box Register of sales box Reskontra (buyers's accounts) box Reskontra (buyers's accounts), I-X box 168 I-L box 169 M-R box 170 S-U box 171 V-X Series II.B. Correspondence, Physical Description: Linear Feet Letters received and copies of letters sent, chronologically arranged, then alphabetically. Beginning in 1936, French correspondence was filed separately in 4 volumes, (Boxes below). From October 1948 to December 1972, all foreign correspondence is filed separately from the Swedish. box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box

10 Series II. (Stockholm, Sweden) records, Series II.B.Correspondence, box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box box 210 French correspondence 1936 (water damage), 1937 box box Water damaged. box box box box box box box box box box box box box box 226 Foreign correspondence, box 227 Correspondence: D. H. Kahnweiler Paris, box 228 Correspondence: Ebbesen, Hans Ekegardh, Siri Rathsman, divers, ca box 229 Correspondence: Galerie Couturier (Michael Couturier), box Telegrams sent and received, box box box Series II.C. Special files, ca Physical Description: 4.17 Linear Feet Files relate to special exhibitions, collectors, expertise, conflicts around certain paintings, and re-structuring of the company. box Special files

11 Series II. (Stockholm, Sweden) records, Series II.D.Press clippings, ca Series II.D. Press clippings, ca Physical Description: 2.92 Linear Fe Collected press about the gallery and i exhibits. box Press clippings Series II.E. Photographs of art works, ca Physical Description: 1.67 Linear Feet4 boxes Arranged alphabetically by artist, followed by assorted photographs from exhibitions, fairs and auctions. box 250 box 251 box 252 box 253 box A-D E-L L-P P-W Varia, Jubileum, Utställningar (exhibitions) and auctions Series II.F. Publications, ca Physical Description: 4 boxes ca. 4 lin. ft. box Catalogues, Physical Description: 8 box(es) box Auction sales, Auction catalogues include hammer prices and buyers' names. box box 295 Other publications V1: Centralgruffet: one act film from 1922 (Svensk-Franska Konstgaleriet, Stockholm) 1 videocassette (VHS) : Original. Numbered by the repository as V1. Series II.G. Index cards, ca Physical Description: 7 box(es)ca. 3 lin. ft. box 268 A-C box 269 D-G box 270 H-K box 271 L-N box 272 O-St box 273 Su-Z, Ö box Unprocessed additions to the collection received in two acquisitions in