Self-Portrait

1928

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image is a sketch of a person's head and neck, drawn in ink. The person is shown in a semi-profile view with their head slightly tilted upwards. The sketch uses shadow and light to define facial features. The hair is depicted with thick, uneven strokes. Lines at the base of the neck suggest texture or shading. The background is plain and light-colored.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on beige laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.8 x 16.7 cm (5 1/16 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.136.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: tel; by later hand, upper left in graphite: 4

Watermarks

old royal ... vidalon

Wikidata ID

Q64619596

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