A Woman with Her Head Tilted to the Side

1924

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image is an abstract sketch of a person, focusing on the upper body. The person is depicted seated or reclining, leaning forward slightly. The face is shown in a downward angle with bold outlines and shading. The hair is short and close to the head. The clothing is loosely indicated by lines around the shoulders and arms. The background is plain with sporadic lines suggesting abstract forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper (envelope printed with "GARAGE DE LA GARE," Cannes, return address)

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.6 x 11.4 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.47.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté S.A., Paris, by 1985); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1985; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 174 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in stamp and black ink: (monogram) PB; by unknown hand, center verso in typewriter and purple ink: Monsieur BONNARD / Villa L'Hirondelle / LE CANNET (underlined); by unknown hand, lower right verso in typewriter and black ink: Registre du Commerce/No 3907 (upside-down); by later hand, upper left verso in stamp and black ink: (circled) CANNES / 5 / 22 / 24 / ALPES MARITIMES; by unknown hand, lower right verso to lower center verso in graphite: vous [?] [?] / [?]; by unknown hand, lower left verso to center left verso in print and red ink: GARAGE DE LA GARE / (underlined) TELEPHONE 1.68 (italics) Julien Cecchini & Bertola / 30, Rue Chateaudun (on leaf symbol) CANNES; upper left verso: Republique Francaise / 5 c (postage stamp-sideways)

Wikidata ID

Q64619608

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