Lot n° 8
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) "La Revue Blanche," 1894 Lithograph in colors on tan wove paper laid to Japanese paper From the edition of unknown size With the printed signature and date in the stone near the center of the left edge; Edward Ancourt, Paris, prntr., and with his printed name in the stone below the borderline at lower right Image: 29.5" H x 23" W; Sheet: 31.625" H x 24.5" W Provenance: with Rental Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD Stephen Mazoh Gallery, Baltimore, MD Literature: Bouvet 30; Roger-Marx 38; Maitres pl. 38; DFP-II 77; Word & Image p. 26; Modern Poster p. 8; Abdy p. 93; Maindron p. 41; Meisterplakate 14; Maitres 1900 p. 47 Other notes: Commissioned for "la Revue Blanche," a contemporary Belle Epoque arts journal, under the direction of Thadée Natanson and brothers. The fashionable lady illustrated in the poster is Misia Natanson, wife of Thadée Natanson; she was reportedly a gifted pianist and patron of the arts. With margins. Toning throughout, including time staining along the extreme margin edges. A few 2" (or smaller) tears in the image and margins, scattered in the lower right quadrant, and with a few smaller areas scattered in the lower portion of the left margin, all now reinforced by the Japanese support sheet to which the work is laid. A flattened horizontal crease (presumably a prior folding crease) extending along the upper center of the image and margins. Three pale, unobtrusive pea-sized stains in the gray pigment, at the center of the work. A scattered hairline surface scratch running between the letters "vue" of the printed title. Other lesser defects. The sheet is loose, not matted. Framed under glass: 36.5" H x 29.125" W x 2.25" D
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