The Square at Night (Place le soir)

1899

Pierre Bonnard, Ambroise Vollard (publisher)

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

This is a painting of a street scene at night. The image captures a busy urban street filled with shadowy figures and movement. The composition suggests a row of buildings in the background with illuminated windows. The middle ground is filled with characters, enhancing the sense of a crowded evening street. In the foreground, there are splashes of deep red. The style evokes an impressionistic approach, emphasizing mood and light over precise detail. This is in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Jane C. Carey; gift to NGA 1959.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

Bibliography

1952

  • Roger-Marx, Claude. Bonnard lithographe. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1952.

1981

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

Inscriptions

in graphite by later hands lower right: [?] 6x20; bottom left: 24

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65364398

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