Description
This print is among Pierre Bonnard's early experiments in lithography and his first attempt at illustration. Each image accompanies a musical composition by Claude Terrasse, the artist's brother-in-law. Bonnard used simple, sketchy lines to suggest the humor of the album's commentary on daily life in Paris.
Provenance
(Barbara Davidson Fine Art, Seattle, sold to Mr. John Bonebrake, Cleveland, OH) (?-1988); Mr. John Bonebrake, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1988-2009); Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2009-)
Accession Number
2009.583
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 35 x 26.8 cm (13 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.); Image: 9 x 23.9 cm (3 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
Gift of John Bonebrake