Salon d'Automne: Invitation
1912
Medium
lithograph in dark brown on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20.7 x 11.1 cm (8 1/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2008.139.1
Art Historical Context
**Salon d'Automne: Invitation** Pierre Bonnard, 1912 Lithograph in dark brown on wove paper National Gallery of Art, Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection Step into the vibrant world of early 20th-century Paris with Pierre Bonnard's elegant lithograph, an invitation to the 1912 Salon d'Automne. Bonnard, a leading Post-Impressionist and member of the intimate Les Nabis group, masterfully blended fine art with graphic design in this compact print (just 20.7 x 11.1 cm). Known for his luminous domestic scenes and bold colors, here he employs a sophisticated monochromatic palette in dark bro...
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...