Boating

1897

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image shows a riverside gathering and boating activity. A bridge with triangular roofs stretches across the scene, with people walking on it. On the left, people are sitting on the grass near the water, while others row boats on the river. The brushstrokes are sketch-like, creating movement. The color palette includes greens, browns, and bright accents of yellow and red against a cream backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in green, blue, yellow, and brown-violet

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42.7 x 57 cm (16 13/16 x 22 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 42

  • Series Title

    2nd Album des Peinters-Graveurs

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • An Impressionist View on Paper - from the Lessing Rosenwald Collection of the National Gallery, Washington, D.C, Art Gallery at the University of Notre Dame, 1971, no. 1.

1990

  • Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 103, repro.

Bibliography

1952

  • Roger-Marx, Claude. Bonnard lithographe. Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, 1952.

1981

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

1990

  • Clayton, Virginia Tuttle. Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: 103.

Wikidata ID

Q65364362

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