The Letter
Pierre Bonnard
c. 1906
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 55 x 47.5 cm (21 5/8 x 18 11/16 in.) framed: 78.4 x 70.1 x 4.4 cm (30 7/8 x 27 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection
Accession Number
1963.10.86
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...