Birth Announcement for Françoise Floury

1932

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a sketch of a young child or baby's upper body and head. The child is facing slightly to the left with a tilt to the head, resting on folded arms or a pillow. The facial features are delicately drawn with simple lines and shading, highlighting closed eyes and a small, slightly open mouth. The hair is depicted in wispy lines indicating a short or fine texture. The child appears to be wrapped in fabric, as suggested by the outline around the shoulders and neck. There are no visible jewelry or objects, and the background is plain with the child's name, Françoise Marie Claude Antoinette Floury, and the date, 14 Juillet 1932, inscribed below.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.5 x 9.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.1 x 15.2 cm (7 1/2 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 113


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 (in monogram) / Françoise Marie Claude Antoinette Floury / 14 Juillet 1932

Wikidata ID

Q76355469

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