Two Nudes (Deux nus)

1927/1929

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a drawing featuring abstract figures and nature. The image shows rough and loose pencil sketches of a reclining figure and another standing figure in a natural setting. Expressive and gestural lines convey movement and spontaneity. Vegetation is suggested with quick, scribbled marks, contributing to an impressionistic ambiance. The composition is dynamic and sketchy, reflecting the immediacy of the artistic process.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and roulette

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.4 x 23.5 cm (6 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 23.7 x 39.7 cm (9 5/16 x 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.69

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 109

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Bouvet, Francis. Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work. New York, 1981: no. 109.

Wikidata ID

Q76355277

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