Avenue du Bois

1897/1898 (published 1899)

Pierre Bonnard, Ambroise Vollard (publisher)

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

The image shows a gathering of people along a wide pathway. The horizon is mostly hidden by trees and vegetation. There are carriages to the left. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, creating movement. The color palette includes warm browns, soft yellows, and pale pinks. People are walking, with children and a small white dog. Figures fade into the landscape in the distance, against a light sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.7 x 31.1 cm (18 x 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.1 x 53.2 cm (15 13/16 x 20 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 59

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henri-Jean Thomas [1872-1960], Paris, (Lugt 1378); (his sale, M. Rousseau, Paris, 15 December 1947). Virginia [1919 - 2007] and Ira Jackson [1920 - 2013], Houston, (Lugt 5734); gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

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

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center in graphite: TRF2

Markings

verso: stamped in blue ink, Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection (Lugt 5734); stamped in black ink: Henri-Jean Thomas Collection (Lugt 1378)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q75420005

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