House in the Courtyard (Maison dans la cour)

1899

Pierre Bonnard, Ambroise Vollard (publisher)

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

The image shows the view from a room looking out through a window at a neighboring building. The window frame and wall are pictured, framing the scene outside. The rooftop of the nearby building dominates the top of the image, with chimney structures against the sky. The art style features delicate brushstrokes creating a sense of softness. The color palette includes muted shades of gray, cream, and beige. The neighboring building has shuttered windows and a figure on a balcony. The scene conveys a peaceful and observational urban setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 34.3 × 25.7 cm (13 1/2 × 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 52.1 × 40 cm (20 1/2 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2087

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 61

  • Series Title

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

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (R in semicircle [not in Lugt]); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1948

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

1955

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

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

lower right in graphite: no 5 par P. Bonnard; by later hand lower left: 3 [circled]

Markings

verso, stamped in black ink: Rosenwald stamp, R in semicircle (not in Lugt)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64961091

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