Birth Announcement for Françoise Floury

1932

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image is a sketch of the upper body of a person in a reclined position. The person's head is tilted, with one eye slightly more prominent than the other. The facial features are minimal with simple lines for the eyes, nose, and mouth. The person has a round face and short hair. They are wrapped in a cloth or garment, possibly a blanket. The backdrop is plain with no distinct background elements.
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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 10 cm (4 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23 x 18.1 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 113, State variant [proof before 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.

Wikidata ID

Q76355463

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