Pierre-Jacques Volaire
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Pierre-Jacques Volaire #10,513Established

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Selected Works12

Museum Acquisitions

Cleveland Museum of Art
Three Figures
Three Figures
Acquired 2018
black and white chalk on blue-gray prepared paper
Getty Museum
View of Gaiola
View of Gaiola, 1770
Acquired 1978
Getty Museum
Mediterranean Harbor Scene
Mediterranean Harbor Scene, 1763
Acquired 1978
Art Institute of Chicago
The Eruption of Vesuvius
The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1771
In museum collection
Oil on canvas

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Nocturnal Capriccio of Rome Burning
Nocturnal Capriccio of Rome Burning
Sold
May 2025
Sotheby's
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 15 June 1794
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 15 June 1794
$158,935
Jul 2023
Christie's
Mount Vesuvius erupting by night seen from the Atrio del Cavallo with spectators in the foreground, a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of Naples beyond
Mount Vesuvius erupting by night seen from the Atrio del Cavallo with spectators in the foreground, a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of Naples beyond
€242,500 ($267k USD)
Jan 2013
Christie's
A mediterranean bay with figures unloading a man-o'-war, figures playing cards in the foreground, other vessels beyond
A mediterranean bay with figures unloading a man-o'-war, figures playing cards in the foreground, other vessels beyond
£32,450 ($43k USD)
Jul 2012

For Sale

Graves International Art · Artsy
Vesuvs im Winter (Vesuvius in Winter)
Vesuvs im Winter (Vesuvius in Winter), 1797
US$1,800
Etching with Aquatint
Museo Soumaya · Artsy
A Nocturnal Mediterranean Coastal Scene, with Vesuvius in the Background
A Nocturnal Mediterranean Coastal Scene, with Vesuvius in the Background , 1750
For sale
Oil on canvas
Museo Soumaya · Artsy
Mediterranean Harbor
Mediterranean Harbor , 1771
For sale
Oil on canvas
Christie's Old Masters · Artsy
Mount Vesuvius erupting by night seen from the Atrio del Cavallo with spectators in the foreground, a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of Naples beyond
Mount Vesuvius erupting by night seen from the Atrio del Cavallo with spectators in the foreground, a panoramic view of the city and the Bay of Naples beyond
For sale
Oil on canvas
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Other Museum Acquisitions5

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Three Figures
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.48 · black and white chalk on blue-gray prepared paper
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Eruption of Vesuvius, August 8, 1779
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.1000 · Etching
Gift of Joel Kaye, in memory of Leo Lerman and Gray Foy, 2013
View of Gaiola
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1978 · Accession 78.PA.234 · Paintings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Mediterranean Harbor Scene
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1978 · Accession 78.PA.209 · Paintings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
The Eruption of Vesuvius
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1771 · Accession 1978.426 · Oil on canvas
Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection
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death
Pierre-Jacques Volaire dies
Jan 1, 1799
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birth
Pierre-Jacques Volaire born
Jan 1, 1728