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Nude in Bathtub
1912
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)
Drawings
Nude in Bathtub, 1912. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947). Graphite on beige wove paper; sheet: 17.4 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.124 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York This drawing by Pierre Bonnard relates to a painting completed the same year depicting a woman bathing herself while crouched in a small tub. Both works belong to a series begun around 1908 in which the artist depicted his longtime partner, Marthe, cleaning herself, emphasizing each scene's intimacy and introspection. In this sketch, Bonnard focused on the dramatic contrast provided by natural light, which highlights his subject's back and thigh. Pierre Bonnard realized more than ten versions of this composition over the course of just under a decade.
- Maker/Artist
- Bonnard, Pierre
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- graphite on beige wove paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 17.4 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "1912/D-714-1912/Femme en tub" Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "Ph"
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