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Pierre Bonnard

Bouquet of Flowers, c. 1926

East Building, Ground Level - Gallery 103E

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 70.1 x 47.2 cm (27 5/8 x 18 9/16 in.)

framed: 99.4 x 76.5 x 10.2 cm (39 1/8 x 30 1/8 x 4 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Accession Number

1970.17.9

Artists / Makers

Pierre Bonnard (artist) French, 1867 - 1947

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Inscription

lower right: Bonnard

Provenance

Acquired 1930 from the artist by (Bernheim-Jeune, Paris). (Sam Salz, Inc., New York); sold 15 October 1964 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[1] gift 1970 to NGA.

[1]Provenance according to the Ailsa Mellon Bruce notebook now in NGA archives, copy NGA curatorial records.

Associated Names

Bernheim-Jeune
Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Salz, Sam

Exhibition History

1933: Het Stilleven, Kunsthandel J. Goudstikker, Amsterdam, 1933, no. 24, repro.

1966: French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 162, repro.

1984: Loan for display with permanent collection, Oklahoma Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, 1984-1987.

1989: Impressionisti della National Gallery of Art di Washington, Ala Napoleonica e Museo Correr, Venice; Palazzo Reale, Milan, 1989, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1992: From El Greco to Cézanne: Masterpieces of European Painting from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and The Metroplitan Museum of Art, New York, National Gallery of Greece, Athens, 1992-1993, no. 71, repro.

1996: Obras Maestras de la National Gallery of Art de Washington, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, 1996-1997, unnumbered catalogue, 176-177, color repro.

1999: Around Impressionism: French Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1999, no cat.

1999: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 1999, no. 71, repro.

2000: Extended loan for use by Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 2000-2001.

2013: Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art, Museo dell'Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome (exhibition title in this venue: Impressionist Gems); California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio; Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, Seattle Art Museum, 2013-2016.

Bibliography

1966: Dauberville, Jean, and Henry Dauberville. Bonnard, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint. 4 vols. Paris, 1966-1974: no. 1438, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 34, repro.

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 578, no. 882, color repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 53, repro.

1991: Coman, Florence E. Joie de Vivre: French Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1991: no. 30, repro.