In the Street (Dans la rue)
c. 1900
Medium
color lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 26.9 x 13.6 cm (10 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.) sheet: 48.6 x 30.8 cm (19 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2000.180.16
Art Historical Context
**In the Street (Dans la rue)**, created by Pierre Bonnard around 1900, captures the lively pulse of Parisian life through the vibrant medium of color lithography on wove paper. Bonnard, a leading figure in the Post-Impressionist group Les Nabis, was renowned for his luminous colors, decorative patterns, and intimate glimpses of everyday scenes. This print, with its modest image size of 26.9 x 13.6 cm on a larger 48.6 x 30.8 cm sheet, exemplifies his early mastery of printmaking, blending bold hues and fluid lines to evoke the bustling energy of urban streets during France's Belle Époque. 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...