Lot 203
  • 203

Pierre Bonnard

Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description

  • Pierre Bonnard
  • La Baignade (La Baignade près du bâteau)
  • Signed P Bonnard and dated 93 (upper left)
  • Oil and pencil on panel
  • 13 7/8 by 10 5/8 in.
  • 35.2 by 27 cm

Provenance

Thadée Natanson (and sold: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 13, 1908, lot 2)
Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Adams Brothers Collection, London
A. Harpman
Rosemary Peto, Isle of Wight (acquired in 1949 and sold: Christie's, London, December 8, 1999, lot 9)
Neffe-Degandt Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above in 2001

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Vollard, circa 1894
Exeter, Royal Albert Museum and Art Gallery; Wolverhampton, Municipal Art Gallery; Sunderland, Public Museum and Art Gallery; Carlisle, Museum and Art Gallery & Eastbourne, Towner Art Gallery, French Paintings from Mr. Peto's Collection, 1951-52, no. 3
Plymouth City Art Gallery, French Impressionists and English Painting and Sculpture from the Peto Collection, 1960-61, no. 3
London, Royal Academy, Pierre Bonnard, 1966, no. 11
Munich, Haus der Kunst & Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Pierre Bonnard, 1966-67, no. 9
Nottingham, Nottingham Castle Museum, Pierre Bonnard 1867-1947, 1984, no. 117, illustrated in the catalogue
Tokyo, Isetan Museum of Art, Pierre Bonnard, 1991

Literature

Gustave Coquiot, Bonnard, Paris, 1922, pp. 21 & 23
Thadée Natanson, Le Bonnard que je propose, Geneva, 1951, p. 112
Jean & Henry Dauberville, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint révisé et augmenté 1888-1905, vol. I, Paris, 1992, no. 72, illustrated p. 136
Nicholas Watkins, Bonnard, London, 1994, illustrated p. 24

Condition

The panel is sound. The surface retains a lovely texture. There is a layer of varnish on the surface. Under UV light a few pindots of inpainting are visible at the extreme lower right corner and a further line of fluorescence, which appears to be original, fluoresces in the center left of the composition as well as a few other original pigments scattered throughout. This work is in very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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