Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947) Etudes de Portraits /A Page from a Sketchbook

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Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947)

Etudes de Portraits/A Page from a Sketchbook
Unsigned, with a price tag from Au Printemps (Paris) at l.r. corner, identified and dated "c. 1910" on exhibition labels (see below) and on a label from JPL Fine Arts, London, all affixed to the frame backing.
Pencil on paper, sight size 11 x 8 1/8 in. (27.8 x 20.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Circular abrasions to u.r. and l.r. corners, subtle handling creases and rippling along right edge, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Kyra Gerard and Alfred Ayrton, through to the estate of Elaine Sargent, New York.

Literature: Drawings by Bonnard, organized by The Arts Council of Great Britain in association with Nottingham Castle Museum, cat. no. 14, p. 31 (illus.).

Exhibitions: Musée d'art et d'histoire Genève, Dessins de Pierre Bonnard, Collection Alfred Ayrton, April 8-September 24, 1976; Arts Council of Great Britain, London, Drawings of Bonnard, Exhibition of 114 works from the collection of Alfred Ayrton, May 27-July 29, 1984 at Nottingham Castle Museum and other locations through November, 1985.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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