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Misia Sert's Bookplate by Pierre Bonnard
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Misia Sert, a musical prodigy who once played the piano on Franz List’s knee, grew up to be a beauty, and remained the apogee of chic until she died at seventy-eight. She had been a muse to such avatars of modernism as Cocteau, Stravinsky, Diaghilev, and Coco Chanel, whom she introduced to opium and, it was rumored, sapphism. As one might expect of a muse to the intelligentsia, she had a library. She commissioned Pierre Bonnard, who had painted her often, to create this bookplate. It depicts a potted, flowering plant on her dining room table, set for just one. Bonnard designed only one other bookplate, for another friend, the art historian Charles Terrasse, who wrote the introduction to Francis Bouvet’s 1983 book 'Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work,' where an etched study for the bookplate is cataloged, but not the bookplate itself. That it was unknown to the author indicates its rarity. It is now matted and in a giltwood frame.
- Creator:Pierre Bonnard (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Paper,Etched
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1910-1919
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1920
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. The sheet is mounted to a back sheet with glue at each of the four corners. The frame is a bit loose at the corners.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1061411668261
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard was a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, born in 1867. He is known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. He painted landscapes, urban scenes, portraits and intimate domestic scenes, where the backgrounds, colors and painting style usually took precedence over the subject. He was a founding member of the post-impressionist group of avant garde painters, Les Nabis. He was also a leading figure in the transition from impressionism to modernism.
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