Male Figure, Head and Shoulders

1902

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a sketch of the upper half of an elderly person's body. The person is seated with their hands clasped in front of them. Their face has wrinkles, a prominent nose, and an aged expression. They wear a dark hat and a loose garment. The sketch includes various shapes, lines, and patterns, with some swirls in the upper left corner that may represent foliage against an abstract background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.1 x 13.8 cm (5 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.9 x 25.2 cm (12 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 76, State d

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.

Wikidata ID

Q76355497

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