Cherries
Pierre Bonnard
c. 1910
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 31.1 x 34.9 cm (12 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
2006.128.6
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Pierre Bonnard · 1867–1947
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...