Pierre Bonnard
1900
Medium
lithograph in black on chine collé
Dimensions
sheet: 17.7 x 16.4 cm (6 15/16 x 6 7/16 in.) support: 47 x 34.8 cm (18 1/2 x 13 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Accession Number
2006.155.55
Art Historical Context
Odilon Redon's *Pierre Bonnard* (1900) is a striking lithograph portrait capturing the young Post-Impressionist painter Pierre Bonnard, a key figure in the Nabi group known for intimate domestic scenes and vibrant color. Redon, a master of Symbolism who often explored dreams and the fantastical in his earlier works, here shifts toward a more naturalistic style influenced by his contemporaries. This intimate depiction, rendered in black ink on delicate chine collé—thin Asian paper adhered to a sturdier support—highlights Bonnard's thoughtful gaze and soft features, evoking the artistic camarade...
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...