Ex Libris (Bookplate for Charles Terrasse)
Pierre Bonnard
1876 to 1900
Medium
drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.9 x 5.4 cm (4 11/16 x 2 1/8 in.) sheet: 19.9 x 12.6 cm (7 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2010.67.3
About the Artist
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) was a French painter and printmaker who became a leading figure in the Post-Impressionist movement and a founding member of Les Nabis. Born on October 3, 1867, in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, Bonnard initially studied law at his father's insistence, graduating and briefly practicing as a barrister in 1888. However, his true passion lay in art, and he had simultaneously at...