Pierre Bonnard, Paul Verlaine, Ambroise Vollard, Auguste Clot, Imprimerie Nationale, T. Beltrand
Parallèlement
1899
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Pierre Bonnard, Paul Verlaine, Ambroise Vollard, Auguste Clot, Imprimerie Nationale, T. Beltrand
Parallèlement
1899
Physical Qualities
Bound volume with crayon lithographs in pink and woodcuts and letterpress, Book: 303 x 258 x 24 mm. (11 15/16 x 10 3/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Ryda Hecht Levi Collection of Illustrated Books, Gift of Ryda H. and Robert H. Levi, Baltimore
Object Number
1977.10.3
With "Side by Side", publisher Ambroise Vollard hoped to produce a “painter’s book,” one with artistically inspired images rather than literal depictions of the text. Pierre Bonnard’s lush and loosely drawn compositions, based on photographs he took of his companion and model Marthe, spread beautifully across the page, weaving around Paul Verlaine’s poems about love and sexuality and creating a harmonious combination of image and text. The first section, called “Les Amies,” contains a compilation of six lesbian love sonnets that Verlaine wrote in 1867.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1977; Ryda H. Levi, Baltimore; purchased from Lucien Goldschmidt, NY, 1977
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