Pierre Bonnard

Portrait Study of a Woman from La Vie de Sainte Monique (The Life of Saint Monique)

Pierre Bonnard', original lithograph, "Portrait Study of a Woman" hails from the series, "La Vie de Sainte Monique" (The Life of Saint Monique), published by Ambroise Vollard in 1930. It is one of fifty impressions printed on hand-made Arches paper, and signed by Bonnard with his distinctive 'PB' monogramme in the stone, Catalogue #111. After Ambroise Vollard's edition was published in 1930, Pierre Bonnard then canceled both the etching plates and the lithographic stones by drawing two faint horizontal lines across the image. This striking Bonnard lithograph depicts a profile portrait of a woman facing left. It is a fine, original example of the lithographic art created by one of the greatest French artists of the twentieth century, Pierre Bonnard.

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Pierre Bonnard (Fontenay-Aux-Roses, 1867 - Paris, 1947)
#	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Publisher	-
01.-	Jeune Fille Lisant (Young Girl Reading), from La Vie de Sainte Monique (The Life of Saint Monique) by Pierre Bonnard published by The Collector's Guild Ltd., New York	Original Etching	1930 (Posthumous Edition: 1965)	Signed by Pierre Bonnard with his 'PB' monogramme in the plate as published by Collector's Guild Ltd., New York	Sold
02.-	Two Figure Studies from La Vie de Sainte Monique (The Life of Saint Monique) by Pierre Bonnard published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris	Original Lithograph	1930	Signed by Pierre Bonnard with with his 'PB' monogramme in the stone, one of fifty impressions printed on hand-made Arches paper as published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris
03.-	Portrait Study of a Woman from La Vie de Sainte Monique (The Life of Saint Monique) by Pierre Bonnard published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris	Original Lithograph	1930	Signed by Pierre Bonnard with with his 'PB' monogramme in the stone, one of fifty impressions printed on hand-made Arches paper as published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris

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Title:	Portrait Study of a Woman from La Vie de Sainte Monique (The Life of Saint Monique)
Artist:	Bonnard, Pierre (Fontenay-Aux-Roses, 1867 - Paris, 1947)
Date:	1930
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Publisher:	Ambroise Vollard, Paris
Series:	La Vie de Sainte Monique (The Life of Saint Monique)
Edition:	Limited edition of three hundred and forty impressions: Eight on Japanese antique paper, 25 on Imperial Japanese paper, 50 on hand-made Arches paper (as is here the case with this original impression of "Portrait Study of a Woman from La Vie de Sainte Monique"), and the remainder on Arches wove paper.
Note:	Pierre Bonnard: When Pierre Bonnard's first poster appeared on Paris walls in March of 1891 it so impressed an older artist by the name of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec that he promptly announced to his friends that he would try his own hand at poster making. During the following years, Bonnard went on to establish himself as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century in many artistic mediums.
	Pierre Bonnard first studied art at the Academie Julian with fellow classmates, Vuillard and Roussel. Together the three artists formed the cornerstone of the Nabis Group (1893-1899). Like most of the Nabis, Bonnard was influenced by the art of Gaugin and Redon. Yet even in his early paintings and posters Bonnard was unique and his work proved a much greater influence upon others.
	Bonnard's association with the master publisher, Ambroise Vollard, resulted in a series of masterpieces in the medium of the 'livre d'artiste'. Beginning in 1900, with his lithographs for Verlaine's Parallelment, Bonnard established himself as one of the finest original artists of the book of this era. Future projects with Vollard included "Daphnis and Chloe" (1902), "Dingo" (1924) and "La Vie de Sainte Monique" (1930). This portrait study was created by Bonnard for "La Vie de Sainte Monique" (The Life of Saint Monique). It depicts a profile portrait of a woman facing left.
	For "La Vie", Bonnard contributed seventeen etchings, twenty-nine lithographs and a number of small wood engravings which were used as head and tail pieces. He wrote, "I illustrated Sainte Monique. Vollard had conceived it in the forms of dialogues, like a play. To follow the rhythm of the text I introduced etchings and wood engravings. It's a book that was a long time in the making. I started it in 1920, and it wasn't published until ten years later." *
	The publishing history for the original Bonnard prints found in "La Vie de Sainte-Monique" (The Life of Saint Monique) is thoroughly documented. In total each etching and lithograph was printed in limited edition of 340 impressions. The first eight were on Japanese antique paper, followed by twenty five on Imperial Japanese paper, fifty on hand-made Arches paper (as is here the case with this impression of "Portrait Study"), and the remainder on Arches wove paper. Each original print contained Pierre Bonnard's distinctive monogramme -- seen to the lower right. Bonnard then canceled both the etching plates and the lithographic stones.
Raisonne:	* Francis Bouvet, Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work, New York, Gallery Books, 1981, pp. 254 - 282. Catalogue #111. (Note: Portrait Study is illustrated on p. 264.)
Edition:	Limited edition of three hundred and forty impressions.
Size:	11 1/4 X 8 1/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
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Condition:	Printed upon hand-made, laid paper with the 'Arches' watermark and with full margins as published by Ambroise Vollard, Paris in the sole, limited edition of 340 impressions in Paris in 1930. Signed by Pierre Bonnard with his 'PB' monogramme in the stone. On the verso is a small stain (which does not appear on the front) as well as the collector's stamp of Viola and Remig Papp, else "Portrait Study of a Woman from La Vie de Sainte Monique (The Life of Saint Monique)" is a finely printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. This original lithograph is both a scarce and beautiful example of the art of Pierre Bonnard, one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.
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