Paul Valéry

French, 1871 - 1945

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The image is captured from a street-level perspective, showing an urban environment. A large building with windowed facades is visible in the distance within what seems to be a city block. A textured pattern suggesting a tree trunk is prominent in the foreground, with low bushes/shrubs nearby. The style features loose brushstrokes rendering forms abstractly. The color palette is monochromatic, with black and white tones creating a dramatic contrast of shadow and light within the composition.
Pierre Bonnard, Paul Valéry, La Rue (frontispiece from Tableaux de Paris), 1927, lithograph on wove paper, Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson, 2006.155.21

La Rue (frontispiece from Tableaux de Paris)

Pierre Bonnard, Paul Valéry · 1927 · lithograph on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2006.155.21

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Tableaux de Paris

Pierre Bonnard, Gustave Moreau, Georges Rouault, Maurice Utrillo, Maurice de Vlaminck, Henri Matisse, Marie Laurencin, Paul Valéry · 1927 · bound volume with lithographic and intaglio illustrations ·  Accession ID  2006.155.58