Study for "Marie Putting on Her Hat" [recto]
Pierre Bonnard
1897
![Study for "Marie Putting on Her Hat" [recto] by Pierre Bonnard](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/study-for-marie-putting-on-her-hat-recto-nga-106738.webp)
Medium
charcoal and black ink
Dimensions
overall: 32.5 x 25 cm (12 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2001.136.44.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...