Young Woman in Black Stockings (Jeune femme aux bas noirs)
1893
Medium
lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 28.9 x 12.6 cm (11 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 38.1 x 28.1 cm (15 x 11 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2000.180.22
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of Pierre Bonnard *Young Woman in Black Stock (Jeune femme aux bas)*, a captivating lithograph from 1893. Created early in the artist's career, this black-ink print on wove paper depicts a poised young woman, her form evocatively framed by dark stockings against a simple background. Measuring just 28.9 x 12.6 cm, its modest scale invites close viewing, drawing us into Bonnard's signature blend of everyday sensuality and decorative elegance. Bonnard, a key figure in the Nabis movement—a group of Post-Impressionist artists in fin-de-siècle Paris who prized pattern, ...
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...