Promenade des Nourrices, Frise des Fiacres [far left panel]

1899

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a painting of a horse-drawn carriage and abstract elements. The painting depicts a simplistic representation of a horse-drawn carriage at the top, consisting of a horse in profile with a carriage that has prominent yellow wheels. Below, the canvas features minimal, abstract elements, including a pattern that could suggest a railing or architectural feature, and an abstract form with cross-hatched markings. The rest of the painting is mainly negative space. This is in the style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4-part color lithographic screen

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    framed: 154.9 × 54 × 3.8 cm (61 × 21 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.138.8.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 55

Associated Artworks

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The image features a series of panels with vertical lines and abstract forms. In the top section, there are linear arrangements that resemble carriages and wheels. Below, there are shapes resembling figures in long dresses and hats, suggestive of women in Victorian attire. Abstract floral patterns and a circular shape are interspersed throughout the panels. One panel includes a small figure of a dog.

Promenade des Nourrices, Frise des Fiacres

Pierre Bonnard

1899

The image shows abstract shapes and lines with a carriage drawn by two horses near the top. Above the carriage, there are vertical lines resembling a curtain or fence. Below, there are abstract forms resembling a person with a checkered cloak and another with a teal-striped dress. The lower section features a large, abstract circle suggestive of a wheel or magnifying lens. The use of minimal lines and abstract forms gives the impression of figures and objects from a bygone era.

Promenade des Nourrices, Frise des Fiacres [second panel from left]

Pierre Bonnard

1899

The image depicts abstract shapes and lines forming the outline of a horse-drawn carriage at the top, with large circular wheels and rectangular carriage compartments. Below, abstract shapes transform into a towering figure resembling a person with textured headwear, connected to an abstract coat-like structure. Beside this figure, a small abstract being, possibly a child, stands with a stick-like object next to a small, abstract dog shape. Near the bottom, there is a solitary dark shape that could represent another small dog, its posture suggesting movement.

Promenade des Nourrices, Frise des Fiacres [second panel from right]

Pierre Bonnard

1899

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1981

  • Bouvet, Francis. Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work. New York: Rizzoli, 1981: no. 55.

Wikidata ID

Q76439064

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