Two Dogs in a Deserted Street
Pierre Bonnard
c. 1894
Medium
oil on pressed board
Dimensions
overall: 35.1 x 27 cm (13 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.) framed: 56.5 x 48.5 x 5.7 cm (22 1/4 x 19 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.3
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...