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Collection Online as of October 4, 2024

Donkey Ride

Donkey Ride

1893
(French, 1867–1947)
(French, 19th century)
publisher

E. Fremont

(French, 19th century)
France, 19th century
lithograph
Sheet: 35 x 26.8 cm (13 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.); Image: 9 x 23.9 cm (3 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Gift of John Bonebrake 2009.583
Catalogue raisonné: Bouvet 16
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Pierre Bonnard completed these illustrations while visiting his sister and brother-in-law in the coastal town of Arcachon.

Description

This print is among Pierre Bonnard's early experiments in lithography and his first attempt at illustration. Each image accompanies a musical composition by Claude Terrasse, the artist's brother-in-law. Bonnard used simple, sketchy lines to suggest the humor of the album's commentary on daily life in Paris.
  • ?-1988
    (Barbara Davidson Fine Art, Seattle, sold to Mr. John Bonebrake, Cleveland, OH)
    1988-2009
    Mr. John Bonebrake, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    2009-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Donkey Ride|url=false|author=Pierre Bonnard, Crevel Frères, E. Fremont|year=1893|access-date=04 October 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2009.583