The Orchard (Le verger)

1899

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This image depicts a landscape with trees, their canopies lightly detailed. The brushwork is soft and impressionistic, suggesting textures of leaves and grass. The color palette consists of soft greens, light yellows, and hints of white. In the foreground, a woman in a light dress holds a cloth bundle, while two children play with a dog. In the distance, the trees lead the eye upwards, blending with stylized sky patches.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 33 x 36 cm (13 x 14 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 45.4 x 56 cm (17 7/8 x 22 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 56

  • Series Title

    Germinal, Album de XX estampes originales

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston [not in Lugt]; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

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

Wikidata ID

Q75419908

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