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Pierre Bonnard
"Daphnis et Chloe - The Lovers, " an Original Lithograph by Pierre Bonnard

1902

$6,500
£4,991.72
€5,720.45
CA$9,150.39
A$10,250.46
CHF 5,341.43
MX$125,034.51
NOK 67,877.28
SEK 64,003.43
DKK 42,695.87

About the Item

"Daphnis et Chloe - The Lovers" is an original lithograph by Pierre Bonnard. This lithograph is a rare proof for the illustrated edition of Daphnis et Chloe. There were two proofs, one in black and one in blue. The black proof is currently owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 5 1/4" x 5 3/8" art 17 3/8" x 15" frame Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses. He led a happy and careless youth as the son of a prominent official of the French Ministry of War. At the insistence of his father, Bonnard studied law, graduating and practising as a barrister briefly. However, he had also attended art classes on the side, and soon decided to become an artist. In 1891 he met Toulouse-Lautrec and began showing his work at the annual exhibition of the Société des Artistes Indépendants. His first show was at the Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1896. In his twenties he was a part of Les Nabis, a group of young artists committed to creating work of symbolic and spiritual nature. Other Nabis include Édouard Vuillard and Maurice Denis. He left Paris in 1910 for the south of France. Bonnard is known for his intense use of color, especially via areas built with small brushmarks and close values. His often complex compositions—typically of sunlit interiors of rooms and gardens populated with friends and family members—are both narrative and autobiographical. His wife Marthe was an ever-present subject over the course of several decades. She is seen seated at the kitchen table, with the remnants of a meal; or nude, as in a series of paintings where she reclines in the bathtub. He also painted several self-portraits, landscapes, and many still lifes which usually depict flowers and fruit. Bonnard did not paint from life but rather drew his subject—sometimes photographing it as well—and made notes on the colors. He then painted the canvas in his studio from his notes.
  • Creator:
    Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1902
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.375 in (44.14 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 536d1stDibs: LU60532042253

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