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Album des peintres-graveurs

The Little Laundress

1896
(French, 1867–1947)
(French, 1858–1936)
(French, 1867–1939)
France, 19th century
color lithograph on China paper
Image: 29 x 19.7 cm (11 7/16 x 7 3/4 in.); Sheet: 45.4 x 33.7 cm (17 7/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.151
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Bouvet 40
State: I/I
Impression: 46/100
Location: not on view
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Bonnard was commissioned to create this print by the renowned art dealer Ambroise Vollard for inclusion in his luxury print portfolio titled Album des peintres-graveurs.

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This print depicts one of the many women and girls who worked in the Parisian laundry industry during the late 19th century. Carrying a basket that nearly matches her own size, a small silhouetted figure makes her way down an empty street, either picking up or dropping off clothes to a client. Bonnard represented the scene with minimal detail, portraying the laundress as a dark silhouette in stark contrast to the light cobblestones of the street on which she walks.

The Little Laundress

1896

Pierre Bonnard, Auguste Clot, Ambroise Vollard

(French, 1867–1947), (French, 1858–1936), (French, 1867–1939)
France, 19th century

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