Pierre Bonnard, Paul Verlaine, and others
Side by Side
1900
Scroll
- Artist: Pierre Bonnard
- Author: Paul Verlaine
- Publisher: Ambroise Vollard
- Printer (lithographs): Auguste Clot
- Printer (letterpress): Imprimerie Nationale
- Artist and Printer (woodcuts): T. Beltrand
Side by Side
1900
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
The Phillips Collection, "Bonnard to Vuillard: The Intimate Poetry of Everyday Life," 26 October 2019 - 26 January 2020.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Off the Shelf: Modern and Contemporary Artists' Books," May Gallery, March 12 - June 25, 2017.
Katy Rothkopf, BMA, "Bonnard & Vuillard," 23 April - 19 October 2008.
Susan Dackerman, BMA (only), "Toulouse-Lautrec: Master of the Moulin Rouge," February 15 - May 23, 2004.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "The Print and Drawing Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition," 22 September - 19 December, 1993.
BMA, "Toulouse Lautrec and His Contemporaries," 27 May - 17 August, 1986.
BMA, "Master Prints II: Daumier to Picasso," 25 October, 1983 - 15 January, 1984.
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Off the Shelf: Modern and Contemporary Artists' Books," May Gallery, March 12 - June 25, 2017.
Katy Rothkopf, BMA, "Bonnard & Vuillard," 23 April - 19 October 2008.
Susan Dackerman, BMA (only), "Toulouse-Lautrec: Master of the Moulin Rouge," February 15 - May 23, 2004.
Jay Fisher, BMA, "The Print and Drawing Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition," 22 September - 19 December, 1993.
BMA, "Toulouse Lautrec and His Contemporaries," 27 May - 17 August, 1986.
BMA, "Master Prints II: Daumier to Picasso," 25 October, 1983 - 15 January, 1984.
