The Square at Evening (Place le soir)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The first decade of Pierre Bonnard’s career was largely defined by his graphic output, from posters and playbills to suites such as Some Aspects of Parisian Life, published by Ambroise Vollard. In the suite’s twelve prints, four of which are shown here, the artist intentionally focused on familiar occurrences and the day-to-day reality of urban life rather than famous landmarks, portraying a Paris that is both intimate and expansive. Such Parisian street views stem from a long tradition of French printmaking, yet Bonnard’s versions of the bustling city are strikingly modern. Using a sophisticated palette and abstracted forms that seem to collapse near and far space, he captured the crowded anonymity and momentary encounters and glimpses that define urban life.
Caption
Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947. The Square at Evening (Place le soir), 1897–1898. Color lithograph on wove paper, Image: 11 1/16 x 15 in. (28.1 x 38.1 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 x 21 1/16 in. (40.5 x 53.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 37.389. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.389_transp1332.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
The Square at Evening (Place le soir)
Date
1897–1898
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Color lithograph on wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 11 1/16 x 15 in. (28.1 x 38.1 cm) Sheet: 15 15/16 x 21 1/16 in. (40.5 x 53.5 cm)
Signatures
Signed, "P. Bonnard" lower right in pencil
Inscriptions
Lower right in graphite: "Bonnard"
Credit Line
By exchange
Accession Number
37.389
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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