Promenade des Nourrices, Frise des Fiacres [second panel from left]
1899
![Promenade des Nourrices, Frise des Fiacres [second panel from left] by Pierre Bonnard](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/promenade-des-nourrices-frise-des-fiacres-second-nga-140099.webp)
Medium
4-part color lithographic screen
Dimensions
framed: 154.9 × 54 × 3.8 cm (61 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
1999.138.8.2
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant streets of fin-de-siècle Paris with Bonnard's *Promenade des Nourrices,ise des Fiacres* (second panel from left a captivating 1899 color lithographic screen the National Gallery of Art Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection This framed four-panel work, measuring about 61 x 21 inches, exemplifies Bonnard early mastery as a print within the Post-Impression Nabi movement, where like him blended Japanese print influences with bold, decorative color to evoke modern life. The title evokes a lively urban tableau: "nourrices" (wet nurses) strolling in the Tuileries Gardens, while "...
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...