Bonnard, Pierre. Nude in Bathtub, 1912. graphite on beige wove paper, Sheet: 17.4 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.). Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.124. Copyrighted undefined.

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.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Bonnard, Pierre
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: graphite on beige wove paper
Medium: graphite, 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"
Departments: Drawings
Accession Number: 2020.124
Credit Line: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
Exhibitions: Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined