Study for "Bulletin de la vie artistique"
1919
Medium
charcoal and crayon (preliminary drawing with Bernheim-Jeune drawn in) on brown paper laid down
Dimensions
image: 71.5 x 48.5 cm (28 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.) overall: 77 x 53 cm (30 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2001.136.5
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...