The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 22, 2024

Sailboats at Arcachon

Sailboats at Arcachon

c. 1920
(French, 1867–1947)
France, 20th century
graphite on beige wove paper
Sheet: 12.7 x 16.3 cm (5 x 6 7/16 in.)
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.123
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Pierre Bonnard often made sketches such as this one outdoors and later incorporated them into paintings in his studio.

Description

This drawing is one of many that Pierre Bonnard made in the resort town of Arcachon, on France's southwest coast. He made several visits during the 1920s, each time drawing inspiration from the dramatic coloration that sunlight cast on the Mediterranean Sea. Here, he used sketchy lines to capture the movement of wind and water that surround a lone sailboat on the shore.
  • ?-2007
    Terrasse collection, Paris; by descent within the family
    2007-2008
    (Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York, NY, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH)
    2008-2020
    Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    2020-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
  • {{cite web|title=Sailboats at Arcachon|url=false|author=Pierre Bonnard|year=c. 1920|access-date=22 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.123