@raalkivictorieux, Ra’al Ki Victorieux, art teacher
Ra’al Ki Victorieux, an art teacher with a deep passion for art history and curation, introduces you to what is a catalogue raisonné? This kind of work is an annotated listing that meticulously documents all known works of art in various mediums, showcasing detailed information such as catalog numbers, high-quality reproductions, titles, dates of production, mediums, and techniques used, dimensions, current locations/owners, provenance, detailed descriptions, exhibition histories, bibliographic references, and the condition/status of each work. Additionally, the catalogue raisonné includes insightful essays on the artist, as well as signatures, inscriptions, and monograms present on the artworks. Ra’al Ki recognizes the importance of the catalogue raisonné in preserving and disseminating the legacy of an artist. You can take inspiration from renowned institutions such as the Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association and the International Foundation for Art Research, as well as the extensive collection available at the New York Public Library.
A catalogue raisonné is a comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known works of an artist either in a particular medium or all media. They may provide some or all of the following data which is part of an art inventory:
- Catalog number of the artwork.
- Reproduction of the artwork. Image of good quality.
- Title. If it is “untitled”, use different numbers for each artwork.
- Year of production, date of the work.
- Medium, technique, materials.
- Size, dimensions, use 3 even in paintings, specify if is framed.
- Current location/owner at the time of publication.
- Provenance: history of ownership.
- Full description of the work.
- Exhibition history, chronologically from recent to old. Title of exhibition, venue, city.
- Bibliography/Literature that discusses the work.
- Condition/status of the work: available, unavailable, sold, destroyed attributed, lost, fakes.
- Essay(s) on the artist.
- Signatures, Inscriptions, and Monograms of the artist.
You can find a catalogue raisonné on a specific artist, some show the artwork’s information, while others give more importance to the critics and essays about the work. For example: Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956 Catalog raisonné. Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956 Criticism and interpretation.
Other terms that may be used in place of catalogue raisonné are:
Oeuvre
Catalogo Razonado
Catalogo Ragionato
Catalogo Generale
Opera Completa
Werkverzeichnis
Leben und Werk
Oeuvrekatalog
Complete Works
Critical Catalogue
Life and Work
Several institutions offer a catalogue raisonnés collection, located and requested with call numbers that begin with (C.R.) Organizations dealing with catalogues raisonné are: Catalogue Raisonné Scholars Association. International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR). The New York Public Library.
If you are an artist, remember to keep updated your art inventory. You can use a document to register your production and update it when you create new work, have a new exhibition, make a sale or a gift, or appear in a publication, because some accidents when some artworks are destroyed, robbed, or missing.
It is good advice to start early in your career with an art inventory, and work on a catalogue raisonné after you get some recognition in your field, or have some decades as a professional. Best luck!
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