Durand-Ruel

Paul Durand-Ruel dies in Paris on 5 February 1922. The Paris and New York galleries continue their work.

Paul Durand-Ruel’s memoirs are published in French. His account offers a direct perspective on the artists he championed.

The New York branch closes. The Paris gallery remains in operation.

The Durand-Ruel gallery in Paris closes. This marks the end of its gallery activity, whose records now support research.

Flammarion publishes the memoirs revised, corrected and annotated by Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel and Flavie Durand-Ruel. The first English translation, by Deke Dusinberre, appears in the same year.

An exhibition devoted to Paul Durand-Ruel travels from the Musée du Luxembourg to London’s National Gallery and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Durand-Ruel Archives support the research behind the exhibition and its catalogue.

Stock books, correspondence, photographs and catalogues help trace the history of artworks. The archives respond to museums, researchers and collectors, and contribute to exhibitions, publications and lectures.