Pierre Bonnard

The Letter



Pierre Bonnard - The Letter



Pierre Bonnard
The Letter
c. 1906
55 x 47.5 cm
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right: Bonnard
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Chester Dale Collection


Literature

Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 881


Provenance

Acquired 1906 from the artist by Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
sold to Alexandre Natanson (1867-1936), Paris
his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 May 1929, nr. 88
purchased by Galerie Étienne Bignou, Paris and New York for Chester Dale (1882-1962)
bequest 1963 to NGA

External links

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Accession number 1963.10.86

Other works by Pierre Bonnard


Pierre Bonnard In a Boat
In a Boat
c. 1907

Pierre Bonnard Still Life with Ham
Still Life with Ham
1940

Pierre Bonnard Flowers on the Mantelpiece at Le Cannet
Flowers on the Mantelpiece at Le Cannet
1927

Pierre Bonnard Le jardin de Vernon
Le jardin de Vernon
c. 1927

Pierre Bonnard The Yellow Shawl
The Yellow Shawl
c. 1925