Study for "Du pays tourangeau" (From the Land of Touraine)

1898

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a sketch of a person from the head to the lower torso. The person is in a slightly angled pose with their head tilted and arms stretched outward. They have large eyes, a mustache, and a broad smile. They wear a hat with large radiating shapes, and a ruffled collar. The outfit is intricate with padded shoulders and a patterned design featuring ruffles at the waist. A sword is drawn close to the person's waist. The background is plain with handwritten text on either side. The sketch is done with dark lines on a beige paper background.
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Artwork overview


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, 77-78, 154, 170, no. 122 (color).

2002

  • Pierre Bonnard, Early and Late. Phillips Collection, Washington; Denver Art Museum, 2002-2003 (not in cat.).

Bibliography

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 122.

Inscriptions

lower left stamped in red: PB

Wikidata ID

Q64619592

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