La Rue (frontispiece from Tableaux de Paris)

1927

Pierre Bonnard and Paul Valéry (author)

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

Paul Valéry

Author, French, 1871 - 1945

The image is captured from a street-level perspective, showing an urban environment. A large building with windowed facades is visible in the distance within what seems to be a city block. A textured pattern suggesting a tree trunk is prominent in the foreground, with low bushes/shrubs nearby. The style features loose brushstrokes rendering forms abstractly. The color palette is monochromatic, with black and white tones creating a dramatic contrast of shadow and light within the composition.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston, (Stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Bouvet, Francis. Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work. New York: Rizzoli, 1981, 105.

Inscriptions

lower left in print: PBONNARD; bottom center in graphite: e[h?]

Wikidata ID

Q76355587

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