Burial of the Dog

1924

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a drawing of a figure standing in a natural setting. The drawing depicts the back view of a person with a shovel, positioned near a resting goat or sheep, in what seems to be an outdoor environment. The figure is sketched in a minimalistic style using fine lines, capturing the essence of a laborer engaged in an outdoor task. The background suggests the presence of trees and foliage, sketched with thin, vertical lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper, touched with graphite [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.4 x 23.9 cm (11 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 x 25.1 cm (12 13/16 x 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 90, State [undesc proof]

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 left of plate: PB (in monogram); by later hand, lower left in graphite: 90 page 192 1st state

Wikidata ID

Q76355503

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