Following the introductory texts on Soutine's life and career is the catalogue raisonné of the paintings, organized by theme. The first volume includes the catalogues of the landscapes and still lifes; volume 2 contains the portraits. Each section is preceded by an introductory essay. The catalogue lists 497 authentic paintings, all of which were viewed in person by at least one member of the editorial committee. A third volume is currently in preparation (see in-process entry in this database). Vol. 3 will include paintings that came to the committee's attention or were not viewed in person before July 1992, or works the committee judges to be fragments, unfinished or questionable.