La Promenade

1888 (dated 1890)

Emile Bernard

Associated Names
Emile Bernard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1941

The image shows three individuals. Two of them are depicted from the midsection upwards. The person on the far left is wearing a dark coat and a black hat, with most of the hair covered. Beside this person is another character wearing a dark hat that casts a shadow over the eyes, along with a white garment under a dark cloak-like outerwear. To the right, a third person’s upper body is shown, facing towards the other two. This person has orange or blond hair, styled close to the head and is wearing a red hat and a cloak or coat in a purple hue. The background features tall trees and a pale green landscape, suggesting an outdoor setting like a park or forest. Two shadowy figures are in the distance amongst the trees, giving depth to the scene. The edges of the image are uneven, framing the figures within a softly colored and sketched surrounding.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc) with hand coloring on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 19.7 x 23.1 cm (7 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.339

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Morane 2000, no. 4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

P. Editsch; purchased 1963 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Morane, D. Emile Bernard (1868 - 1941). Pont-Aven, 2000, no. 4.

Inscriptions

recto: at lower right, in black ink: Emile Bernard 1890; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65508323

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