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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Fruit and Fruit Dishes

c. 1930

Pierre Bonnard

(French, 1867–1947)
France, 20th century
oil on canvas
Unframed: 59.9 x 70.1 cm (23 9/16 x 27 5/8 in.)
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.100
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: 223 20th Century Avant-Garde

Did You Know?

Bonnard loved dogs and owned dachshunds throughout his life. He invariably named his dogs "Poucette."

Description

Dining scenes are a recurrent theme in Pierre Bonnard’s paintings. While each painting is unique, there are several constants: artfully arranged still lifes, white tablecloths that seem to glow with kaleidoscopic color, and the presence of a close circle of family and friends that often included canine and feline members of the household. Here, a compotier, or long-stemmed dish, of fruit presides at the center of the table, joined by a carafe, two wine glasses, and several dishes displaying fruit and a round of cheese. At the bottom left edge is a cat who stares down a dachshund on the right.
  • Joe Hessel [1859-1942] Paris, France
    ?–1971
    Daniel Varenne, Paris, France, sold to Walter Feilchenfeldt
    1971–1974
    (Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich, Switzerland, April 10, 1974, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Neison Harris)
    1974–2005
    Mr. Neison Harris [1915-2001] and Mrs. Neison Harris [1917-2005] Chicago, IL, by descent and consigned to Christie's NY
    2005
    (Christie's, New York, NY, November 1, 2005, lot 9, sold to Acquavella Galleries)
    2005
    (Acquavella Galleries, New York, NY, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley)
    2005–2020
    Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2020–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    Provenance Footnotes
    1 According to Jean Dauberville and Henry Dauberville, Bonnard, Catalogue Raisonné de l’Œuvre Peint (Paris, 1966), vol. III, p. 174, cat. no. 1206. 
    2 Many thanks to the Walter Feichenfeldt Archives for this information. Much of the information is also published in the Christie’s 2005 sale catalogue.
    3 According to Kelly Devine Thomas, “Runaway Imp/Mod Sales: Quality Works Fuel High Prices,” ARTnews (November 22, 2005), this painting was purchased by the Acquavella Galleries at the Christie’s sale. 
  • Dauberville, Jean, and Henry Dauberville. Bonnard, Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Peint. Paris, France: J. et H. Bernheim, 1966. Reproduced: Vol. III, p. 174, no. 1206
    Feilchenfeldt, Marianne, and Walter Feilchenfeldt. 25 Jahre Feilchenfeldt in Zürich: 1948-1973. Zurich, Switzerland: [publisher not identified], 1972. Reproduced: no. 24
    Newman, Sasha M. Bonnard: The Late Paintings. Washington, DC.: Phillips Collection, 1984. Mentioned & Reproduced: P. 190-191, no. 42
    Elderfield, John and Sarah Whitfield. Bonnard. London, United Kingdom: Tate Gallery Pub, 1998. Mentioned & Reproduced: P. 172-173, no. 60
    Chapin, Mary Weaver. "Pierre Bonnard." In The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 102-127. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 126-127; Mentioned: p. 254-257
    "Exhibitions: Transformative Gift." Art & Antiques XLV, no. 10 (November 2022): 48-53. Reproduced: p. 50; Mentioned: p. 51
    Cahn, Isabelle. Bonnard. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 2023. Reproduced: p. 250-251, 276, no. 251
    Shackelford, George T. M., and Elsa Smithgall. Bonnard’s Worlds. Fort Worth, Texas, Washington, DC: Kimbell Art Museum; The Phillips Collection, 2023. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 186-187, no. 48
    Cahn, Isabelle. Bonnard. Translated by David Wharry. English edition. Munich: Prestel, 2024. Reproduced: p. 250-251, 276, no. 251
  • Bonnard's Worlds. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (organizer) (November 5, 2023-January 28, 2024); The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (March 2-June 2, 2024).
    Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
    Bonnard. Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom (February 12-May 17, 1998); The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (June 17-October 13, 1998).
    Bonnard: The Late Paintings. Musee National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (February 23-May 21, 1984); Phillips Collection, Washington DC (June 9-August 25, 1984); Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (September 13-November 11, 1984).
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