Children Leaving School
Pierre Bonnard
c. 1895
Medium
oil on cardboard
Dimensions
overall: 28.9 x 44 cm (11 3/8 x 17 5/16 in.) framed: 50.4 x 66 x 6.3 cm (19 13/16 x 26 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.5
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...