ID 990292
Lot 46 | PIERRE BONNARD (1867-1947)
Estimate value
£ 800 000 – 1 200 000
Recueillement
signed 'Bonnard' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 3/8 x 23 3/4 in. (62.1 x 60.5 cm.)
Painted in 1925
Provenance
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist in November 1925.
Léon Delaroche, Paris, by whom acquired from the above.
Private collection, Paris by descent from the above.
Robert & Nadine Schmit, Paris, by whom acquired from the above in 1998; their sale, Sotheby’s, Paris, 8 December 2021, lot 13.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
C. Roger-Marx, Bonnard, Paris, 1950, no. 12 (illustrated pl. 12; titled ‘Meditation’).
J. & H. Dauberville, Bonnard: Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, vol. III, 1920-1939, Paris, 1973, no. 1327, p. 266 (illustrated).
M. Terrasse, Bonnard: du dessin au tableau, Paris, 1996, p. 192 (illustrated; with inverted dimensions).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Bonnard : Œuvres Récentes, November - December 1926, no. 19 (titled ‘Corbeille et figure’).
Paris, Galerie Schmit, Pierre Bonnard 1867-1947, May - July 1995, no. 37 (illustrated).
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Pierre Bonnard (1867 - 1947) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Pierre Bonnard (1867 - 1947) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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