GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Pierre Bonnard met the aging Pierre-Auguste Renoir by the fall of 1898. The duo were photographed among the mourners at Stéphane Mallarmé's funeral in September of that year. They established a close friendship over the coming decades and frequently visited each other during sojourns in the south of France. Bonnard's simplified portrait of his ailing father figure was likely based on a photograph and made at the request of Ambroise Vollard.
Drawn from
- Francis Bouvet, Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work, (New York: Rizzoli, 1981), 194.
- Ives, Colta, Helen Gianbruni, and Sasha M. Newman, Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art, (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989), p. 202, n. 75.
NOTES
2000Added source:
Ives, Colta, Helen Gianbruni, and Sasha M. Newman, "Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art," (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989), p. 202, n. 75; p. 240. Book available to read online or download through MetPublications, http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Pierre_Bonnard_The_Graphic_Art
Provenance (not public)
Before 2000: Alfred and Juanita Bromberg, Dallas, TX
After 2000: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift from the above [1]
[1] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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Place of origin: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: TGN: 7002895
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elderly
man
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beard
hat
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WEB RESOURCES
- Anonymous, Portrait of Renoir (detail), n.d.~Look at a photo of Renoir to see how it compares to Bonnard's depiction of his friend.
- Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art (1989)~Read or download this exhibition catalogue from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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FUN FACTS
- According to Francois Bouvet's cataogue raissonné of Bonnard's prints, the photograph that acted as the source for this etched portrait may have been taken by Claude Monet and given to Bonnard as a gift.
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General Description
Pierre Bonnard met the aging Pierre-Auguste Renoir by the fall of 1898. The duo were photographed among the mourners at Stéphane Mallarmé's funeral in September of that year. They established a close friendship over the coming decades and frequently visited each other during sojourns in the south of France. Bonnard's simplified portrait of his ailing father figure was likely based on a photograph and made at the request of Ambroise Vollard.
Drawn from
- Francis Bouvet, Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work, (New York: Rizzoli, 1981), 194.
- Ives, Colta, Helen Gianbruni, and Sasha M. Newman, Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art, (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989), p. 202, n. 75.
Fun Facts
- According to Francois Bouvet's cataogue raissonné of Bonnard's prints, the photograph that acted as the source for this etched portrait may have been taken by Claude Monet and given to Bonnard as a gift.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Anonymous, Portrait of Renoir (detail), n.d.~Look at a photo of Renoir to see how it compares to Bonnard's depiction of his friend.
- Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art (1989)~Read or download this exhibition catalogue from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Notes
2000Added source:
Ives, Colta, Helen Gianbruni, and Sasha M. Newman, "Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art," (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989), p. 202, n. 75; p. 240. Book available to read online or download through MetPublications, http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Pierre_Bonnard_The_Graphic_Art
Provenance (not public)
Before 2000: Alfred and Juanita Bromberg, Dallas, TX
After 2000: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, gift from the above [1]
[1] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: TGN: 7002895
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Individuals
Subject terms
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elderly
man
three-quarters
beard
hat
sitting
linear
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