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"Place Clichy", 1922, color lithograph printed in five colors on cream wove laid paper, 500x650mm; 19 5/8" x 25 5/8", full margins. Edition size 100. Numbered in pencil, lower margin. Published by Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris. A very good impression of this large print with strong colors[Bouvet 88].
Born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, near Paris, Pierre Bonnard entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, after preparatory training for the study of law. Pierre Bonnard, and his friend Edouard Vuillard, belonged to a group of artists who called themselves Nabis, a word for prophet. The Nabis rejected the naturalism and spontaneity of Impressionism in favor of two-dimensional designs that were ideally suited for color lithography. Bonnard's participation in the Salon des Independants and the first group show of the Nabis at the Galerie Le Barc de Boutteville, both in 1891, met with favorable critical response. Between 1891 and 1894 Bonnard developed a friendship with Toulouse-Lautrec, and the influence of that post-Impressionist may be seen in his prints. But Impressionism continued to be evident into the 20th century when he gave his first one-man show at Durand-Ruel's and in his Salon des Independents and Salon d'Automne in 1901 and 1903.
Bonnard had a well-developed ability to capture the essence of his environment, as well as a unique empathy with his subjects. He had the selective genius to evoke a form that remains timeless with just a few colors or lines. Many of Bonnard's lithographs possess the specific quality of urban realism and personal empathy. Although it appears as if Bonnard effortlessly created these visual lithographic masterpieces from initial concept to final image from a single stream of consciousness, it is important to note that Bonnard made few alterations to his graphic works because he produced numerous preparatory drawings and sketches to explore various possible approaches to his subjects.
"Place Clichy" is in a 35 1/4" x 41 3/4" ebony black with a Spanish gold raised lip frame. The gold wood fillet echoes the frame. The outer harvest camel linen and black shadow inner rag mats are acid and lignin free and protected with Acrylite-AR OP3 (UV) by CYRO .......... $6,500.00
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