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Study for "Le Cygne" (Swan)

c. 1904

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names

Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image features bold, sweeping black lines and curves forming an abstract composition. The shapes resemble an elongated neck with a rounded form at one end. The base of the image has repeating curved brush strokes resembling grass or reeds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

brush and black ink
Credit Line

Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Dimensions

overall: 30.9 x 19.9 cm (12 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2001.136.41

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Jackson, Ira, Dr.

Exhibition History

2000

Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, 138, 168, no. 95 (color).

Wikidata ID

Q64619595

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