The Massage (La Friction au gant de crin)

c. 1930

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a full view of a person's body in a relaxed pose. The figure has one hand on their hip and the other arm lowered by their side. The face has minimal details, with short, straight hair above the shoulders. The person is nude, with no visible clothing. There is a draped cloth or garment nearby. The background is a blank space emphasizing the subject.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on thick wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.4 × 29.5 cm (13 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 65.5 × 50.1 cm (25 13/16 × 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.136.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 110

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston, (stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

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

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: PB

Wikidata ID

Q76355442

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