Pierre Bonnard
The Boulevards
1899
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Pierre Bonnard
The Boulevards
1899
Physical Qualities
Color crayon and tusche lithograph, Sheet: 281 x 362 mm. (11 1/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
Image: 264 x 331 mm. (10 3/8 x 13 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Isaac Hamburger
Object Number
1949.25
In this street scene, Bonnard offers a glimpse into social life at the turn of the twentieth century as he depicts a large number of fashionably dressed Parisians out for a promenade. It is a very lively and energetic scene, with expressive brushwork, introduced
in an unusual color palette of vibrant green and mauve. The lithograph was published in the portfolio Das Mappenwerk der Insel, along with other original prints by Vuillard, Auguste Rodin, Maurice Denis, and James Ensor.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1949; purchased from Gutekunst & Klipstein
Toulouse-Lautrec: Master of the Moulin Rouge
Bonnard & Vuillard
Signed: 4