Bouquet of Flowers
Pierre Bonnard
c. 1926
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 70.1 x 47.2 cm (27 5/8 x 18 9/16 in.) framed: 99.4 x 76.5 x 10.2 cm (39 1/8 x 30 1/8 x 4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.9
About the Artist
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) was a French painter and printmaker who became a leading figure in the Post-Impressionist movement and a founding member of Les Nabis. Born on October 3, 1867, in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, Bonnard initially studied law at his father's insistence, graduating and briefly practicing as a barrister in 1888. However, his true passion lay in art, and he had simultaneously at...