How to locate a catalogue raisonné:
- Search the Catalogue Raisonné Database at http://www.ifar.org/cat_rais.php
- Search for the Title of the catalogue raisonné you found/seek in WorldCat.org to see what local libraries own it. (hint: NYU Bobst and NYPL Art & Architecture have huge collections of Catalogue Raisonnés)
- Local libraries with great catalogue raisonné collections are:
- NYU Bobst Library*
- NYPL Arts & Architecture*
- Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Frick Art Reference Library
- MoMA Library
- Brooklyn Museum of Art Library.
- To quickly see if a library holds a catalogue raisonné for a particular artist:
- do a subject search on the last name of the artist in the library's online catalogue
- in the search results look for the subdivision "catalogues raisonnes"
* Bobst Library and NYPL actively collect catalogue raisonnés and they both have very large and robust collections.
We suggest taking a look at the NYPL Research Guide: What is a Catalogue Raisonné?