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Series Title: Some Scenes of Parisian Life

Boulevard

1899

Pierre Bonnard

(French, 1867–1947)
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Published by Ambroise Vollard; Printed by Auguste Clot

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Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Support
Cream (1) chinese paper
Measurements
Sheet: 41 x 53 cm (16 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.); Image: 17.4 x 43.5 cm (6 7/8 x 17 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Hanna Fund 1948.156.6
Catalogue raisonné
Bouvet 63
Edition
100
Impression
13
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This suite of color lithographs collected Pierre Bonnard’s observations of city life, ranging from animated street scenes to distant observations glimpsed from the artist’s Montmartre studio window. Rather than memorializing the famous monuments of Paris, Bonnard preferred to depict small neighborhood scenes populated by urbanites shopping and strolling and by vendors selling their wares. The setting for one of the prints is the second-largest public park in Paris, the Bois de Boulogne, which was a popular place for families to relax, stroll, and enjoy carriage rides around the lakes. Two prints are nocturnal scenes in which gaslight emanating from shop windows is reflected on the wet streets, creating passages of bright yellow in the otherwise dark compositions. Bonnard’s favorite subjects, such as the Parisienne—a young, fashionable, modern woman—as well as children and dogs, appear repeatedly throughout the prints in the suite.
A horizontally oriented color lithograph depicts a lively street scene rendered with sketchy black, tan, and yellow lines. In the foreground, dark silhouetted figures walk or sit on a bench near a small black dog. A horse-drawn carriage with yellow wheels and a cyclist move through the mid-ground. Storefronts labeled "PATISSERIE", "LAITERIE", and "COMMERCE DE VINS" define the background. Thin, spindly trees divide the composition, creating a bustling, atmospheric urban impression.

Boulevard

1899

Pierre Bonnard, Published by Ambroise Vollard; Printed by Auguste Clot

(French, 1867–1947)
France, 19th century

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