Study for a Portrait of Vuillard

c. 1910

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Painter, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a painting of a man's head and neck in profile facing right. The man has a bald head, a beard, a sharp nose, and a slight indication of an ear. He is wearing a formal shirt with a collar. The background has abstract brushstrokes in brown, green, and blue. There are no visible jewelry or objects in the painting, and the canvas has an unfinished look at the edges, revealing the texture of the canvas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on wood

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46 x 37.8 cm (18 1/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
    framed: 59.4 x 51.4 x 3.8 cm (23 3/8 x 20 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.47.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Family of the artist [1867-1947]; (Alex Maguy, Galerie de l'Elysée, Paris); Mr. [d. 1970] and Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet, Great Neck, Long Island, New York; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 14 October 1965, no. 108); purchased through (Wildenstein & Co., New York) by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1995 to NGA.[1]
[1] Provenance from donor's collection records.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1954

  • Bonnard, Musée de Lyon, 1954, no. 34.

1964

  • Vuillard et son Kodak, The Lefevre Gallery, London, 1964, no. 27, repro.

1966

  • French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 158, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20191488

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