Nude Study (Etude de nu)

c. 1925

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a full-body view of a person standing with their back slightly turned towards the viewer. The individual is facing a wall or mirror, with their arms brought in front of their torso. Their face is not fully visible due to obscured by loose, dark hair. The person is not wearing any clothing, and there is a dark, elongated form next to them that may represent a robe or clothing. The background has vertical strokes suggesting a textured surface, with a patterned floor under the figure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 29 x 16.7 cm (11 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.7 x 32.8 cm (19 9/16 x 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.74

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 97, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edmond Frapier [b. 1878], Paris (Lugt 2921b and 2921d). Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

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

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: PBonnard; lower left in graphite: 19/25; bottom center by later hand: Etude de Nu [?]ERF

Markings

BS: GALERIE / DES / PEINTRES-GRAVEURS

Wikidata ID

Q76355320

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