Study for "La Valse" [recto]
Pierre Bonnard
1891/1893
![Study for "La Valse" [recto] by Pierre Bonnard](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/study-for-la-valse-recto-nga-106730.webp)
Medium
pen and black ink over graphite
Dimensions
overall: 22.2 x 10.9 cm (8 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2001.136.29.a
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...