At the Theater (Au théâtre)

1899

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a painting of an indoor gathering with figures seated closely together. The painting features a group of abstracted figures seated in what appears to be a theater or an auditorium. The colors are deep reds, blacks, and hints of pink and white. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, capturing textures and patterns of clothing and heads. The style is similar to that of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.7 x 39.8 cm (8 1/8 x 15 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.5 x 53.8 cm (15 9/16 x 21 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 67

  • Series Title

    Quelques aspects de la vie de Paris

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia [1919 - 2007] and Ira Jackson [1920 - 2013], Houston, (Lugt 5734); gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

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

Inscriptions

lower right below image in graphite: PBonnard; bottom right corner, in graphite: /HUxxx

Markings

verso: stamped in blue ink, Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection (Lugt 5734)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q75420120

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