GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In Ambroise Vollard's Sainte Monique (1930), Bonnard's illustrations came from a range of printmaking methods. He produced twenty-nine drawings that were transferred onto lithographic stones, seventeen etchings, and 178 wood engravings. He worked on the project for nearly a decade.
Bonnard summarized the project in a 1943 letter, "Vollard had conceived of [Saint Monique] in the form of dialogues, like a play. To follow the rhythm of the text and break the monotony of a uniform technique throughout the volume, I introduced etchings and wood engravings. It's a book that was a long time in the making. I started it in 1920, and it wasn't published until ten years later."[1]
[1] Pierre Bonnard to Marguerette Bouvier, Comoedia, 23 January 1943, reprinted in Francis Bouvet, Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work, (New York: Rizzoli, 1981), 254.
Drawn from
- Francis Bouvet, Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work, (New York: Rizzoli, 1981), 254.
- Ives, Colta, Helen Gianbruni, and Sasha M. Newman, Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art, (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989), 242.
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Removed TMS object tag because rule exists.
Added sources and original publication information:
Ives, Colta, Helen Gianbruni, and Sasha M. Newman, Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989. Book available to read online or download through MetPublications, http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Pierre_Bonnard_The_Graphic_Art
Provenance:
Before 1977: Alfred and Juanita Bromberg, Dallas, TX
After 1977: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift from the above [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[2] 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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General Description
In Ambroise Vollard's Sainte Monique (1930), Bonnard's illustrations came from a range of printmaking methods. He produced twenty-nine drawings that were transferred onto lithographic stones, seventeen etchings, and 178 wood engravings. He worked on the project for nearly a decade.
Bonnard summarized the project in a 1943 letter, "Vollard had conceived of [Saint Monique] in the form of dialogues, like a play. To follow the rhythm of the text and break the monotony of a uniform technique throughout the volume, I introduced etchings and wood engravings. It's a book that was a long time in the making. I started it in 1920, and it wasn't published until ten years later."[1]
[1] Pierre Bonnard to Marguerette Bouvier, Comoedia, 23 January 1943, reprinted in Francis Bouvet, Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work, (New York: Rizzoli, 1981), 254.
Drawn from
- Francis Bouvet, Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work, (New York: Rizzoli, 1981), 254.
- Ives, Colta, Helen Gianbruni, and Sasha M. Newman, Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art, (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989), 242.
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Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art (1989)~Read or download this exhibition catalogue from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Notes
Removed TMS object tag because rule exists.
Added sources and original publication information:
Ives, Colta, Helen Gianbruni, and Sasha M. Newman, Pierre Bonnard: The Graphic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989. Book available to read online or download through MetPublications, http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/Pierre_Bonnard_The_Graphic_Art
Provenance:
Before 1977: Alfred and Juanita Bromberg, Dallas, TX
After 1977: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift from the above [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
[2] 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: Le Cannet (inhabited place/France): TGN: 7009270
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