Study for "Qu'est-ce qu'un solfège"

1891/1893

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image displays a rectangular composition with undulating lines and abstract shapes resembling hearts and spirals. Inside this border, various abstract sketches are visible, some suggesting groups of people. The figures have loose, flowing lines, with some holding what appear to be musical instruments like flutes. Swirling and curved lines are used throughout, intertwining the sketches with calligraphic text filling much of the space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink with red chalk over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.2 × 27.9 cm (7 9/16 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.136.33

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, 144, 169, no. 107.

Wikidata ID

Q64619579

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