Pierre Bonnard
1902
Medium
Lithograph in black on light gray China paper laid down on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.5 × 12.3 cm (5 3/4 × 4 7/8 in.); Chine: 17.7 × 16.5 cm (7 × 6 1/2 in.); Sheet: 43.1 × 32 cm (17 × 12 5/8 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
79769
Art Historical Context
This lithograph by Odilon Redon, created in 1902, offers a striking portrait of fellow artist Pierre Bonnard. Red, celebrated for his evocative prints, captures Bonnard with a quiet intensity that reflects the close-knit world of early 20th-century French artists. The work belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago’s Prints and Drawings collection, highlighting Redon’s skill in transforming a simple likeness into something deeply personal. Executed in black lithographic ink on delicate China paper, the print demonstrates the medium’s ability to produce rich tonal contrasts and subtle textures. L...
About the Artist
Odilon Redon · 1840–1916
Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was a French Symbolist painter, printmaker, and pastellist whose visionary art bridged the 19th-century Symbolist movement and 20th-century Surrealism. Born Bertrand Redon in Bordeaux on April 20, 1840, he earned the nickname "Odilon" from his mother Odile. His father, who made his fortune in the Louisiana slave trade, conceived Odilon in New Orleans before the family retu...