Boulevard [recto]

Boulevard [recto] by Pierre Bonnard, Ambroise Vollard (publisher)

Medium

color lithograph on wove paper

Dimensions

image: 17.3 × 43.2 cm (6 13/16 × 17 in.) sheet: 40.3 × 53 cm (15 7/8 × 20 7/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

Accession Number

2000.180.34.a

Art Historical Context

Step into the bustling streets of fin-de-siècle Paris with Bonnard's *Boulevard [recto]*, a vibrant color lith created around 1896 and published in 1899 by the influential dealer Ambroise Vollard. This panoramic print, measuring an expansive 17.3 × 43.2 cm in its image area, captures the lively energy of a Parisian boulevard, rendered on wove paper with Bonnard's signature Post-Impressionist flair. a member of the intimate Les Nabis group,nard infused his work with decorative patterns, bold colors, and a dreamlike quality, transforming everyday urban scenes into poetic vignettes. The artwork ...

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