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Le Voyeur [Sketch for D'un Pays plus beau (Paris, 1910)]

1910

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names

Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

Victor Barrucand

Author, French, 1864 - 1934

The image shows a figure standing upright, with long hair falling around their shoulders. They are naked and surrounded by various objects in a cluttered interior. On the left, there is a table with fabric and a mirror. The floor has an open chest with fabric spilling out and a dark mass that could be a rug. The background is dark with shadowy tones, possibly suggesting wooden walls. A chair is partially visible on the right, and the scene is softly illuminated.

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Artwork overview

Medium

black crayon
Credit Line

Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Dimensions

image: 15.08 × 15.24 cm (5 15/16 × 6 in.)
sheet: 17.78 × 17.15 cm (7 × 6 3/4 in.) irregular
Accession Number

2017.108.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Terrasse 1988, no. 24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's London, 4 April 1989, no. 323); Private collection, London. (Carta Ltd, London); purchased 2017 by NGA.

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Exhibition History

1994

Marcas y Trazos del Dibujo, 44 Maestros Modernos, Centro Cultural Consolidado, Caracas, Venezuela, 1994, page 39, Nu debout à la toilette.

Bibliography

1988

Terrasse, Antoine. Bonnard Illustrateur: Catalogue raisonné. Paris, 1988: no. 24, page 160.

1994

Barañano, Kosme de. Marcas y Trazos del Dibujo, 44 Maestros Modernos. Exh. Cat. Centro Cultural Consolidado, Caracas, Venezuela, 1994: pgs 37 and 138, plate pg 39.

Wikidata ID

Q64619611

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