Quadrille
1895
Medium
lithograph in black on china paper (proof)
Dimensions
overall: 10.9 x 33.5 cm (4 5/16 x 13 3/16 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
2006.155.30
Art Historical Context
**Quadrille** *Pierre Bonnard, 1895* Lithograph in black on paper (proof); 10.9 × 33.5 cm (4 5/16 × 13 3/16 in.) Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of H. Jackson, National Gallery of Art,, DC Step into the lively world of fin-de-siècle Paris with Bonnard's *Quadr* (1895), a charming lithograph proof printed in black ink on delicate china paper. This intimate horizontal composition, measuring just over a foot wide, captures Bonnard's early mastery as a member of Les Nabis, a group of Post-Impressionist artists who blended symbolism with decorative arts. At age 28, Bonn...
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...