The Boulevards (Les Boulevards)

1900

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a street scene with a multi-story building in the center. Trees are painted beside the building, with expressive brushstrokes suggesting motion and texture. The painting features an impressionistic style with fluid brushstrokes that convey movement. The color palette is subdued with earthy tones and hints of purple and gray. Indistinct figures and a horse-drawn carriage populate the street, blurred and suggested in an abstract manner. The artwork evokes a bustling urban setting with a focus on ambiance and dynamism.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (to edges of stone): 31.7 x 42.5 cm (12 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 36 x 49 cm (14 3/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.136.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 72, State (proof)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston [stamp VIJ in square, not in Lugt]; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1952

  • Roger-Marx, Claude. Bonnard lithographe. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1952.

1981

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

Wikidata ID

Q75420140

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