Catalogue raisonné

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A catalogue raisonné is a monograph containing,

  • photographs of every work discussed
  • provenance (where the work has been) for every indivudual work
  • list of the literature "literatureverzeichnis" of all the places the individual work has been discussed
  • size of every work
  • condition reports of every work
  • spurious (questionable) works "non-autograph" works
  • introductory essay discussion the artist's life (generally shorter than a whole monograph on the artist)
  • example signatures
  • Indexes of
    • works by city/museum which hold them
    • previous collections
    • scholars who commented on them


It contains most of the information a researcher will need up to the year the catalogue raisonné was printed.

The term catalogue raisonné is French and has wide usage in English.

[edit] Reference

What is a Catalogue Raisonne?

ArtLex Art Dictionary on catalogue raisonné

What is a Catalogue Raisonné?

[edit] Recommended Books

Judging the Authenticity of Prints by The Masters: A Primer for Collectors by David Rudd Cyclebacken:Catalogue raisonné

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