Cover for Victor Joze's "Reine de joie, moeurs du demi-monde"

1892

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image depicts swirling, amorphous shapes and lines overlapping to form an abstract composition. A face with exaggerated features emerges, reminiscent of a theatrical mask. The shapes and lines create the illusion of a ruffled garment, resembling a luxurious robe or lace, suggesting movement. Interplay of negative space forms silhouettes of human figures wearing elegant attire, including top hats. The text in the design refers to "Victor Joze" and "Reine de Joie," suggesting a context of social scenes or gatherings, akin to a theatrical poster.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph (proof)

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 21.5 x 28.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 82.

Bibliography

1981

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

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 82.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: PB (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q75419556

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