$1,230
Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947) Etudes de Portraits /A Page from a Sketchbook Unsigned, with a price tag from Au Printemps (Paris) at l. r. corner, identified and dated "c. 1910" on exhibition labels (see below) and on a label from JPL Fine Arts, London, all affixed to the frame backing. Pencil on paper, sight size 11 x 8 1/8 in. (27.8 x 20.6 cm), framed. Condition: Circular abrasions to u.r. and l.r. corners, subtle handling creases and rippling along right edge, not examined out of frame. Provenance: Kyra Gerard and Alfred Ayrton, through to the estate of Elaine Sargent, New York. Literature: Drawings by Bonnard , organized by The Arts Council of Great Britain in association with Nottingham Castle Museum, cat. no. 14, p. 31 (illus.). Exhibitions: Musée d'art et d'histoire Genève, Dessins de Pierre Bonnard, Collection Alfred Ayrton, April 8-September 24, 1976; Arts Council of Great Britain, London, Drawings of Bonnard, Exhibition of 114 works from the collection of Alfred Ayrton, May 27-July 29, 1984 at Nottingham Castle Museum and other locations through November, 1985.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-19
