Stockings (Les Bas)

1927/1928

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a black and white sketch of a person seated in a dimly lit room. The person is seen sitting on a chair, bent forward, adjusting something on their foot. Their facial features are not clearly visible, and they appear to have dark, possibly short hair. The individual is wearing loose-fitting clothing. A chest of drawers is present to the left, and an object hangs or drapes to the right of the person. The background is heavily shaded, giving the room depth. There are no visible accessories or objects in the person's hands, and the floor has a textured appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.9 × 49.2 cm (12 9/16 × 19 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.84

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 101, State ii/iii

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.

Inscriptions

at bottom center, in graphite: -BNNS-; monogram in image, at bottom right: PB

Wikidata ID

Q76355328

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