Petite solfège illustré, chapitre 1

1893

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

This is a drawing of a decorated manuscript page featuring musical themes and instruments. The illustration depicts a music-themed page labeled "CHAPITRE 1er DEFINTIONS GENERALES. NOTES. PORTEE. CLES." The drawing includes handwritten text in French, possibly outlining music theory concepts, surrounded by decorative border designs and sketches. There are intricate black and white drawings of musicians playing various instruments. The background and parts of the text are obscured by a wash of brownish-red watercolor, enhancing the vintage appearance of the piece. Overall, the composition combines textual and visual elements to explore the subject of music in a visually engaging way.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph with watercolor and ink on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

    Bequest of William B. Jordan and Robert Dean Brownlee

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.91 × 27.31 cm (8 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.45.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Terrasse 1988, no. 6, page 25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Peter H. Deitsch, New York); William B. Jordan and Robert Dean Brownlee, Dallas, TX; bequest to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Terrasse, Antoine. Bonnard Illustrateur: Catalogue raisonné. Paris, 1988: no. 6, page 25.

2021

  • Chapin, Mary Weaver and Heather Lemonedes Brown. Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, Paris, 1889 - 1900. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2021, 149, fig. 81.

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