Birth Announcement for Françoise Floury

1932

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a sketch of a baby's head and shoulders, positioned with its head tilted slightly upwards. The facial features are minimalistic, with emphasis on the eyes, nose, and mouth. The baby's hair is depicted with sparse lines, and it is wearing a ruffled collar or blanket around its neck and shoulders. There are no visible accessories or objects, and the background is plain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint printed in green on China paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 x 9.7 cm (4 7/16 x 3 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.5 x 25.5 cm (12 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 113, State variant [proof with monogram]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ira and Virginia Jackson Collection, Houston; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

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

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: PB

Wikidata ID

Q76355466

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