Child with a Lamp (L'Enfant à la lampe)

1897

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a painting of a child playing with a toy car next to a lamp on a table. The scene is depicted with muted tones and soft, sketch-like lines. The child is focused on the red toy car, and there is a dark green lamp on the right side of the composition. The tablecloth is orange, contrasting with the overall earthy palette. The background features loose textures and patterns, suggesting an interior setting. This artwork resembles the style of Mary Cassatt.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.5 × 47.6 cm (13 3/16 × 18 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.86

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 43, State (proof)

  • Series Title

    Album d'estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard (unpublished)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston, (stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Bouvet, Francis. Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work. New York: Rizzoli, 1981.

Wikidata ID

Q76355280

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