Two Dogs in a Deserted Street
Pierre Bonnard
c. 1894
Medium
oil on pressed board
Dimensions
overall: 35.1 x 27 cm (13 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.) framed: 56.5 x 48.5 x 5.7 cm (22 1/4 x 19 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.3
Rights
Public Domain
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...