Avenue du Bois

1897/1898 (published 1899)

Pierre Bonnard, Ambroise Vollard (publisher)

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

The image displays various lines and shapes, creating a dynamic and movement-filled composition. It gives the impression of a busy park scene or promenade, with groups of people present. Some lines suggest the presence of horse-drawn carriages, while vague human forms in the foreground indicate the presence of families. Linear strokes in the background resemble trees, and scattered lines suggest grassy textures. The overall composition, combined with an earthy palette, conveys a lively outdoor social gathering.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in ochre-red, beige, yellow, brown-violet and black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.2 × 45.5 cm (12 5/16 × 17 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.8 × 52.5 cm (16 1/16 × 20 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2083

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 59

  • Series Title

    Quelques Aspects de la Vie de Paris [1943.3.2078-2090]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d and R in semicircle [not in Lugt]); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1945.

1948

  • Paris, The Favorable Climate, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 - 1949.

1950

  • Vollard, Connoisseur: Modern French Prints, an Exhibition from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1950 - 1951.

1953

  • Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1953.

1954

  • Lithographs by Bonnard, Vuillard, and Maurice Denis, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954.

1955

  • Modern French Colored Lithographs from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, 1955.

1970

  • Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century French Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1970.

1972

  • Lithography in the 19th Century: Selections from the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1972-1973, no. 2.

Bibliography

1952

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

1981

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

Inscriptions

bottom left corner, in graphite: 4

Markings

verso, stamped in black ink: National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection (Lugt 1932d); stamped in black ink: Rosenwald stamp, R in semicircle (not in Lugt)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64961077

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