The Little Laundry Girl (La Petite Blanchisseuse)
European Art
The Little Laundry Girl represents the epitome of Pierre Bonnard’s explorations of japonisme, the influence and study of Japanese art among European artists in the late nineteenth century. Its bold color, oblique organization, and elevated viewpoint reflect the compositions of Japanese prints, which permeated the Parisian art scene in the 1860s and 1870s. This work, which aestheticizes child labor, was Bonnard’s first color print commissioned by Ambroise Vollard, marking a new and dynamic period of the artist’s career.
MEDIUM
Color lithograph on wove paper
DATES
1895–1896
DIMENSIONS
Image: 11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (29.1 x 20 cm)
Sheet: 20 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (52.7 x 38.7 cm)
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SIGNATURE
Upper center in stone: "Bonnard/96"
Signed, "P. Bonnard" lower right in pencil
INSCRIPTIONS
Lower right in graphite: "56"; lower right in graphite: "Bonnard"
ACCESSION NUMBER
38.444
CREDIT LINE
By exchange
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947). The Little Laundry Girl (La Petite Blanchisseuse), 1895–1896. Color lithograph on wove paper, Image: 11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (29.1 x 20 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 38.444. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.444_transp1376.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 56/100
IMAGE
overall, 38.444_transp1376.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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