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Pierre Bonnard — Nu de profil, jambe droite levée
Pierre Bonnard

Nu de profil, jambe droite levée

1924

A lush, intimate interior scene rendered in Bonnard's signature post-Impressionist palette of warm, vibrant hues, depicting a nude female figure in profile with her right leg raised. The composition reflects Bonnard's lifelong fascination with the human form, particularly that of his companion Marthe, bathed in the dappled, luminous light that suffuses his domestic interiors. Characteristic of his mature style, the figure dissolves into a richly patterned chromatic environment, blurring the boundary between body and surrounding space.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions

Notes

Execution: Painted circa 1924.

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

May 14, 2020

Estimate: $600,000$800,000

Lot 17

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Pierre Bonnard, Nu de profil, jambe droite levée, 1924

A lush, intimate interior scene rendered in Bonnard's signature post-Impressionist palette of warm, vibrant hues, depicting a nude female figure in profile with her right leg raised. The composition reflects Bonnard's lifelong fascination with the human form, particularly that of his companion Marthe, bathed in the dappled, luminous light that suffuses his domestic interiors. Characteristic of his mature style, the figure dissolves into a richly patterned chromatic environment, blurring the boundary between body and surrounding space.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.8 x 40.6 cm
Year
1924
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Painting, Nabis Movement, Early Modern Era, Male Artist, Post-Impressionist, French Artist, Female Figure, Intimate Mood, Warm Tones, Nude Study, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Cleveland Museum of Art