La Vielle femme, l'enfante, et le basset (The Old Woman, the Child, and the Basset Hound)

1927

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a drawing of a person interacting with two dogs. The drawing is minimalistic, using sparse lines to capture the essence of the figures. A figure appears to be bending down, possibly tying a shoe or engaging with one of the dogs. Next to the person stands one dog facing the figure, and another dog, slightly more animated, with its shape drawn in a similar contour. The background is mostly empty, with a few sketch-like lines suggestive of an outdoor scene. The simplicity of the lines lends an elegant, spontaneous feel to the image, capturing a fleeting everyday moment.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston, (Stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Bouvet, Francis. Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work. New York: Rizzoli, 1981: 104.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: PB; bottom right in graphite (by later hand?): [?] Bonnard

Wikidata ID

Q76355620

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