Birth Announcement for Françoise Floury

1932

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image is a sketch depicting a baby's head and partial torso. The baby is lying down with the face slightly tilted upwards. The facial features are simplified, with emphasis on the eyes and mouth. The baby's hair is shown with light, short strokes. The baby is wearing a loose-fitting garment with a ruffled collar. There are no visible accessories or objects. The background is plain and unadorned.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.2 x 9.8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 26 x 19.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 113, State variant [proof with monogram]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ira and Virginia Jackson Collection, Houston; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

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

Inscriptions

lower center of plate: PB (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q76355461

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