Poster for "La Revue blanche"

1894

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

Edouard Ancourt

Printer, French, active 1860s/1890s

The image shows two figures, one larger and one smaller, from roughly the waist up. The larger figure is positioned to the left and is mostly turned towards the viewer. Their face is partially visible, with distinct eyes peering from beneath a thick, large, dark hat adorned with white flowers. They are dressed in a voluminous dark coat that covers their neck and shoulders. The smaller figure to the right of the larger figure appears to be a child, looking slightly to the side. The child has curly hair and is wearing a patterned garment with a scarf or a collar with a checkered design. Their expression is somewhat obscured by the pattern. The background is filled with text and illustrations, predominantly showcasing repeated lines of "La revue blanche" among other text details. The entire scene is rendered in a limited color palette primarily of dark tones with lighter text and details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper lined with canvas

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 80.1 x 61.6 cm (31 9/16 x 24 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.47

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 30


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 1.

Bibliography

1981

  • Bouvet, Francis. Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work. New York: Rizzoli, 1981.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 1.

Inscriptions

center left in stone: PBonnard / 94; lower right in stone: Imp. Edw. Ancourt, Paris; across bottom in stone: la / revueblanche; upper left in stone: LA REVUE B; upper right in stone: PARAIT CHAQUE MOIS / EN LIVRAISONS de 100 PAGES / le no 1 fr. Bureaux 1 rue Laffitte / en VENTE PARTOUT

Wikidata ID

Q75419643

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