Street Corner Seen from Above

1899

Pierre Bonnard, Ambroise Vollard (publisher)

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

This is a painting of a bustling street scene between tall buildings. The painting depicts a narrow urban street lined with multi-story buildings on either side. In the foreground, the street is filled with a crowd of figures, all rendered with loose, suggestive strokes. There is a horse-drawn carriage prominently visible. The buildings are depicted with windows and architectural details, making the area appear densely built and urban. This lively scene captures the essence of a busy day in a city street, with various activities taking place among the figures and the movement of the carriage through the street. The colors are muted and the strokes are impressionistic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in brown, gray, pink and blue on lightweight, cream wove (handmade?) paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.6 × 21 cm (14 7/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 52.6 × 40.9 cm (20 11/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2089

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bouvet 1981, no. 70

  • 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 NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1948

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

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.

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001, no. 67a, as Coin de rue d'en haut (Street Corner Seen from Above), from Quelques Aspects de la vie de Paris.

Bibliography

1952

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

1981

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

2000

  • Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000-2001: no. 67a.

Inscriptions

in graphite lower right: No 5 / PBonnard; bottom left by later hand: 1

Markings

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

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64961094

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