Burial of the Dog
1924
Medium
photogravure printed in brown on wove paper
Dimensions
Overall: 28.7 x 23 cm (11 5/16 x 9 1/16 in.) sheet: 32.6 x 25.1 cm (12 13/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2004.162.13
Art Historical Context
Pierre Bonnard's *Burial of the* (1924) is a poignant photogravure print, rendered in warm brown tones on smooth wove paper. Measuring 28.7 x 23 cm overall (with a size of 32.6 x 25.1 cm), this intimate work captures a moment of quiet solemnity, reflecting Bonnard's lifelong fascination with domestic life and the emotional bonds between humans and animals. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Department of Prints (CG-E), it was generously gifted from the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection. As a key figure in the Post-Impressionist group Les Nabis, Bonnard was renowned for his luminous col...
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...