The Bridge (Le pont)

1897/1898 (published 1899)

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a street scene from an overhead perspective. People are walking on a curving road, with a line of horse-drawn carriages in the background. The brushstrokes are loose and sketchy, creating an impressionistic quality. The color palette is muted with soft browns, tans, and hints of yellow, depicting light and shadow. Figures are sketched with quick strokes, emphasizing movement and busyness in the scene. Individual details are minimal, focusing on collective motion.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    3-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27 x 40.8 cm (10 5/8 x 16 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.8 x 52.7 cm (16 1/16 x 20 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 66

  • 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

1952

  • Roger-Marx, Claude. Bonnard lithographe. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1952, no. 64.

1981

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

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center in graphite: AFY2 [?]

Markings

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

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q75420115

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