Policeman and Accused Man (Trial Version for Dingo)

1924

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image depicts two individuals shown from the waist up. The person on the left is standing with their head slightly tilted forward and hands placed on a railing. Their face is detailed with a worn expression, pronounced cheekbones, and a noticeable beard. The hair appears to be short and tousled. The figure's clothing is a simple garment with a prominent collar. To the right, there is another figure with less defined facial features, wearing a hat. The background features angular lines creating a framed or structural effect.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.9 x 22.7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.2 x 25.3 cm (12 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 91, State c(?)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

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

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: B 91c

Wikidata ID

Q76355511

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