Men in Togas

1930

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a group of linear style individuals standing closely together. The upper bodies and some facial features are depicted, with simple expressions and varied hairstyles. The characters are wearing suggested robes. The background consists of tree branches and foliage. There are no visible jewelry or objects held by the individuals. The initials "PB" are present near the bottom center of the image. The background is plain, focusing on the figures and tree elements.
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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: 24.6 x 17.1 cm (9 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 37.8 x 28.2 cm (14 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 111, State [undescribed 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 center in plate: PB; by later hand, lower left in graphite: B111 p. 179 en b. à droite

Wikidata ID

Q76355524

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