Nursemaids’ Promenade, Frieze of Carriages

color lithographs on wove paper, screen with four panelsPierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)/1895

Description

This charming scene of a nanny and her three charges extends across four panels meant to be mounted as a folding screen. Pierre Bonnard emulated the solidly colored flat forms of Japanese color woodcut prints, which he collected. He featured the screen in his first solo exhibition at Paris's prestigious Galeries Durand-Ruel in 1896.

Provenance

Edmond Sagot [1857-1917, Lugt 2253/4], Paris; Maurice Le Garrec [1881-1937; Lugt 1766a] Paris, by descent; (C. G. Boerner, New York, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Shaker Heights, OH); Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Shaker Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Dimensions

137.4 × 47.3 cm

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Movement / Period

Prints

Accession No

2008.31

Official Citations

[The Cleveland Museum of Art Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)

Prints • France, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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