The Barge 'St. Tropez' in the Harbor of Cannes

1926

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Painter, French, 1867 - 1947

This painting displays a view of a light blue dock with a blue boat tied to it. In the bottom left corner, a small black animal walks on the dock near a large barrel-shaped object. On the bottom right corner, bright orange crates are stacked on top of each other. A tall brown mast emerges from behind them. At the center of the image is the left side of a blue boat with the words "ST TROPEZ" across it in white. Inside the boat are piles of cream-colored objects, including one that may be a person in a white hat. The water visible off the dock is light pink, and the sky above is in shades of light blue, seafoam green, yellow, and bright orange. On the horizon, light green hills and tall orange boats or structures can be seen. The brushstrokes of the painting are thick and visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 59.7 x 64.1 cm (23 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.)
    framed: 63.2 x 67 x 2.5 cm (24 7/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.128.5


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Possibly (Wildenstein & Co., New York).[1] Paul Mellon [1907-1999], Upperville, Virginia, by 1966;[2] bequest 1999 to NGA, with life interest to Mrs. Mellon; life interest released 2006.
[1] A Wildenstein label is on the back of the canvas.
[2] The painting was lent to a 1966 exhibition of the Mellon collection at the NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 163, repro

2015

  • Monet to Matisse - On the French Coast, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2015, no. 3, repro.

Inscriptions

lower center: Bonnard

Wikidata ID

Q20192610

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