Costermonger (Le marchand des quatres-saisons)

c. 1897 (published 1899)

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a painting of a market scene. The scene depicts a marketplace with a vendor at a cart, possibly selling textiles or blankets to a customer. In the background, there are several figures and what looks like a group of horses. Additionally, there is a small figure resembling a dog in the foreground. The painting is in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The painting uses soft, muted colors with a focus on form and outlines rather than detail, capturing the essence and movement of a bustling market environment with minimalistic expressions. The use of washed-out pastels and sketch-like figures creates an impressionistic ambiance, typical of Toulouse-Lautrec's work.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.2 x 34 cm (11 1/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.5 x 52.9 cm (15 15/16 x 20 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 65, State (proof)

  • Series Title

    Quelques aspects de la vie de Paris

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

none

Markings

verso: stamped in blue ink, Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection (Lugt 5734)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q75420112

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