The Cab Horse
Pierre Bonnard
c. 1895
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
overall: 29.7 x 40 cm (11 11/16 x 15 3/4 in.) framed: 48.9 x 58.7 x 7.6 cm (19 1/4 x 23 1/8 x 3 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.4
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...