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Pierre Bonnard

Stairs in the Artist's Garden, 1942/1944

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall (possibly the original dimensions): 60 × 73 cm (23 5/8 × 28 3/4 in.)
overall (dimensions with extensions): 63 × 73 cm (24 13/16 × 28 3/4 in.)

framed: 92.39 × 102.23 × 13.65 cm (36 3/8 × 40 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

Accession Number

1970.17.11

Artists / Makers

Pierre Bonnard (artist) French, 1867 - 1947

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Inscription

lower left with atelier stamp: Bonnard

Provenance

The artist [1867-1947]; by inheritance to the Bonnard-Terrasse family, Paris.[1] Anonymous collection, Los Angeles. (Wildenstein, London, New York, and Paris); sold 15 June 1965 to Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[2] gift 1970 to NGA.

[1]Inheritance cited in catalogue raisonné by Dauberville, vol III (1973), no. 1583.

[2]Provenance according to NGA curatorial records and the Ailsa Mellon Bruce notebook now in NGA archives.

Associated Names

Bonnard-Terrasse family
Bruce, Ailsa Mellon, Mrs.
Wildenstein & Co., Inc.

Exhibition History

1966: French Paintings from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and Mrs. Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 168, repro.

1984: Pierre Bonnard, Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, Frankfurt am Main, and Kunsthaus Zürich, 1984-1985, no. 150, repro.

1987: Loan for display with permanent collection, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1987-1988.

1989: Extended loan for use by Secretary Robert Mosbacher, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., 1989-1993.

1993: Extended loan for use by Secretary Ron Brown, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., 1993.

1994: Bonnard at Le Bosquet, Hayward Gallery, London; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1994, no. 50, repro., as Steps in the Artist's Garden.

1999: Around Impressionism: French Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1999, no cat.

1999: Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, 1999, no. 70, repro.

2006: Pierre Bonnard: l'oeuvre d'art, un arrèt du temps", Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2006, no. 81, repro.

2011: Bonnard and Le Cannet. In the Mediterranean Light, Musée Bonnard, Le Cannet, 2011, no. 67, repro.

2012: Pierre Bonnard, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

2013: Intimate Impressionism from the National Gallery of Art, Museo dell'Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome (exhibition title in this venue: Impressionist Gems); California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio; Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo, Seattle Art Museum, 2013-2016.

2019: Pierre Bonnard: The Colour of Memory, Tate, London; Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen; BA-CA Kunstforum, Vienna, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Bibliography

1966: Dauberville, Jean, and Henry Dauberville. Bonnard, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint. 4 vols. Paris, 1966-1974: no. 1583, repro.

1966: Goldwater, Robert. "The Glory that was France." Art News 65 (March 1966): 47, repro.

1966: Young, Mahonri Sharp. "The Mellon Collections: The Great Years of French Painting." Apollo 83 (June 1966): 434, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 34, repro.

1984: Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 578, no. 886, color repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 54, repro.