The Barge 'St. Tropez' in the Harbor of Cannes
Pierre Bonnard
1926
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 59.7 x 64.1 cm (23 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.) framed: 63.2 x 67 x 2.5 cm (24 7/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
2006.128.5
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...