Study for cover of "Petit solfège illustré"

1891/1893

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a drawing featuring swirling lines, abstract figures, and bold text. It showcases an intricate composition of ink and watercolor on paper. The image contains abstract forms resembling human faces and figures, drawn with bold lines. The background is filled with swirling patterns and sketchy lines for added movement. Large letters spell out "SOLFEGE TERASSA," with the letter "S" highlighted in bold red. The drawing gives a sense of chaos within an organized framework, suggesting it may be a preliminary sketch or study for a larger work.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink and watercolor over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.5 x 31.6 cm (8 7/8 x 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.136.38

  • Series Title

    Petit solfège illustré

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, 143, 169, no. 105 (color).

2021

  • Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, Cleveland Museum of Art; Portland Art Museum, OR, 2021-2022, no. 91.

  • Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, 1889 -1900 (Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Maurice Denis, Félix Vallotton), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; Portland Art Museum, Portland, 2021 - 2022, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower right quadrant in black ink and watercolor: SOLFEGE / TERASSE

Wikidata ID

Q64619576

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