Girl Putting on Her Stocking

c. 1920/1930

Pierre Bonnard

Associated Names
Pierre Bonnard

Artist, French, 1867 - 1947

The image is a pencil sketch of a nude human figure in a semi-crouched position. The person is shown from the side, slightly bent forward at the waist with one hand on a surface and the other hand reaching towards their ankle or foot. The facial features are not detailed, and the figure is nude with no visible accessories. The background is shaded sketchily, possibly suggesting walls or furniture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.4 x 24.3 cm (13 1/8 x 9 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.70

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles, 1969; gift to NGA, 1991

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1969

  • Exhibited with the Armand Hammer Collection from 1969, starting with Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee; except Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1971.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Bonnard

Wikidata ID

Q64619562

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