Pierre Bonnard
Woman with Basket of Fruit
1914-1917
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Pierre Bonnard
Woman with Basket of Fruit
1914-1917
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 27 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (69.2 x 40 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, Bequest of Frederic W. Cone
Object Number
1950.190
Bonnard painted landscapes and still lifes throughout his career, but it is in his works incorporating figures that he was often the most inventive. Here, a woman resting her head in her hand shares the tabletop with a large basket of fruit. The brown dog in the immediate foreground appears in a number of works from the period and has been identified as a pet belonging to Marthe Bonnard, the artist’s wife. Dramatic compositional elements, such as the high viewpoint and the cropping at the top of the image, are both reminiscent of Japanese wood-block prints.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest, 1944; Frederic Cone, Baltimore, by purchase; M. Degryse collection sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1933; M. Degryse, Paris, by purchase, 1928; L'Art Moderne, Lausanne
Hôtel Drouot, Paris, "Tableaux Modernes Aquarelles, Pastels, Dessins", November 30, 1933, no. 42 (exhibited as "Femme à Table").
John Rewald, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Pierre Bonnard", May 12-September 6, 1948, no. 59.
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7-December 31, 1949, no. 2.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, October 23-November 22, 1953.
James Elliott and Monroe Wheeler, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Bonnard and His Environment", October 7-November 29, 1964, no. 24; circulated to The Art Institute of Chicago, January 8-February 28, 1965; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 31-May 30, 1965.
Denys Sutton, Royal Academy of Arts, London, "Pierre Bonnard 1867-1947", January 6-March 6, 1966, no. 124.
Klaus Kertess, The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, "Painting Naturally: Fairfield Porter & His Influences", April 15-June 3,1984.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Van Gogh to Matisse: Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 21, 1993-January 30, 1994.
Brain Trust Inc., Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", October 3-December 28, 1996, no. 71; circulated to the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, January 8-February 11, 1997.
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, The Chunichi Shimbun, Tokai Television Broadcasting Company, Tokai Radio Broadcasting Company, Bunkamura and The Tokyo Shimbun, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan, "Pierre Bonnard", March 28-May 18, 1997, no. 62; circulated to The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, May 24-July 21, 1997.
Sona K. Johnston and William R. Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art and The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse", March 12-July 16, 2000, no. 51; circulated to The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, August 13-November 26, 2000; The Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, January 6-March 11, 2001; Royal Academy of Arts, London, June 30-September 23, 2001; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, November 3, 2001-January 6, 2002.
Elizabeth Hutton Turner, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., "Pierre Bonnard: Early and Late", September 22, 2002-January 19, 2003, no. 74; circulated to the Denver Art Museum, March 1-May 25, 2003.
Dita Amory, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, "Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors", January 27-April 19, 2009, no. 16.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century", February 7-May 8, 2016.
John Rewald, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Pierre Bonnard", May 12-September 6, 1948, no. 59.
Gertrude Rosenthal, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Selections from the Cone Collection", October 7-December 31, 1949, no. 2.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Cone Collection", circulated to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, October 23-November 22, 1953.
James Elliott and Monroe Wheeler, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, "Bonnard and His Environment", October 7-November 29, 1964, no. 24; circulated to The Art Institute of Chicago, January 8-February 28, 1965; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 31-May 30, 1965.
Denys Sutton, Royal Academy of Arts, London, "Pierre Bonnard 1867-1947", January 6-March 6, 1966, no. 124.
Klaus Kertess, The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, "Painting Naturally: Fairfield Porter & His Influences", April 15-June 3,1984.
Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Van Gogh to Matisse: Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 21, 1993-January 30, 1994.
Brain Trust Inc., Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art", October 3-December 28, 1996, no. 71; circulated to the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art, January 8-February 11, 1997.
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, The Chunichi Shimbun, Tokai Television Broadcasting Company, Tokai Radio Broadcasting Company, Bunkamura and The Tokyo Shimbun, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan, "Pierre Bonnard", March 28-May 18, 1997, no. 62; circulated to The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, May 24-July 21, 1997.
Sona K. Johnston and William R. Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art and The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse", March 12-July 16, 2000, no. 51; circulated to The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, August 13-November 26, 2000; The Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, January 6-March 11, 2001; Royal Academy of Arts, London, June 30-September 23, 2001; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, November 3, 2001-January 6, 2002.
Elizabeth Hutton Turner, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., "Pierre Bonnard: Early and Late", September 22, 2002-January 19, 2003, no. 74; circulated to the Denver Art Museum, March 1-May 25, 2003.
Dita Amory, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, "Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors", January 27-April 19, 2009, no. 16.
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century", February 7-May 8, 2016.
"Tableaux Modernes Aquarelles, Pastels, Dessins par Altmann, André, Balande, Barye, Bellangé, Besnard, Boggs, Bompard, Bonnard, Borgeaud, Boudin, Carrand, Céria, Choultsé, Coubine, Delacroix, Detaille, Fantin-Latour, Favory, Forain, Genin, Gilsoul, Guillaumin, Henner, Jacquet, Jongkind, Kisling, A. Knight, Laprade, Lebourg, Lépine, Marquet, Maufra, Monnier, H. Moret, Orange, Rodin, J. Romani, Roybet, K. X. Roussel, Tassaert, Trouillebert, Van Dongen, Vernay, Utrillo, Washington, Wyld, Ziem, Sculpture par Carpeaux, Tableaux Anciens Oeuvre de B. E. Murillo, Appartenant à Divers Amateurs" Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 1, 1933, lot. no. 42, p. 17, pl. III, ill. (published as "Femme à Table").
John Rewald, "Pierre Bonnard," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1948, p. 141, no. 59.
George Boas, Adelyn D. Breeskin, and J.G. D'Arcy Paul, "Selections from the Cone Collection," "News of the Baltimore Museum of Art," October 1949, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 11.
"$3,000,000 Art Collection," "Look," April 25, 1950, vol. 14, no. 9, p. 111, ill. p. 111.
Lincoln F. Johnson, Jr., "Pierre Bonnard and Impressionism," "News of The Baltimore Museum of Art," December 1953, vol. XVII, No. 2, pp. 3, 4, ill. p. 3.
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, pp. 26, 27, 28, no. 5, ill.
"Object of the Week," "The Baltimore Sun," March 31, 1957, p. M26, ill.
James Thrall Soby, James Elliott and Monroe Wheeler, "Bonnard and His Environment," New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1964, pp. 39, 108, no. 24, ill.
Jean and Henry Dauberville, "Bonnard: Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint, 1920-1939, vol. 3," Paris: Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, 1965, pp. 294, 454, no. 1362, ill. (published as "Femme au Panier de Fruits").
"Annual I, The Museum: Its First Half Century," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1966, p. 66, ill.
Denys Sutton, "Pierre Bonnard 1867-1947," London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1966, p. 50, no. 124.
George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, pp. 18, 21, 65, no. 5, ill.
Toshiaki Minemura, "Bonnard," Tokyo: Shinchosha, 1975, p. 84, ill.
Klaus Kertess, "Painting Naturally: Fairfield Porter & His Influences," Southhampton, NY: The Parrish Art Museum, 1984, ill. (not paginated)
Susan Badder, "Introduction to The Baltimore Museum of Art," "Arts & Activities Magazine," September 1989, vol. 106, no. 1, pp. 34, 35-36, ill. p. 35, cover page.
Nobuyuki Senzoku and Akira Tomita, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: Brain Trust Inc., 1996, pp. 136-137,161, no. 71, ill.
Michel Terrasse, "Bonnard: du Dessin au Tableau," Paris: Imprimerie Nationale Éditions, 1996, p. 191, ill. (published as "Femme au panier de fruits").
Hidenori Kurita, Mina Fujishima and Masao Miyazawa, eds., "Pierre Bonnard," Paris and Tokyo: ADAGP & SPDA, 1997, pp. 152-153, 246, no. 62, ill.
Sona K. Johnston and William R. Johnston, "The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse," London: Scala Publishers, 2000, pp. front flap, 140-141, 155, no. 51, ill.
Elizabeth Hutton Turner, "Pierre Bonnard Early and Late," London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2002, pp. 38, 162-163, 264-265, pl. 74, ill.
Dita Amory, ed., "Pierre Bonnard: The Late Still Lifes and Interiors," New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009, pp. x, 5, 7, 20, 100-101, 194, no. 16, ill.
Claudia Kawczynnnnska, ed., "Bark," Issue #53, March/April 2009, p. 66, ill.
Inscribed: Recto: Signed, Lower Right in yellow paint, "Bonnard"
On View at the BMA
