Coin de Rue, Color Lithograph By Pierre Bonnard Start Price USD 4,500.00 Current Price USD 4,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 13, 2008 Location Santa Cruz, CA See more about 'Coin de Rue, Color Lithograph By Pierre Bonnard' Description "Coin de Rue, 1899, color lithograph printed in four colors on chine volant, 270x350mm; 10 5/8" x 13 3/4", full margins. Edition size 100. Printed by the artist and Auguste Clot, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. From "Quelques aspects de la vie de Paris". A very good impression [Bouvet 60]. Born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, near Paris, Pierre Bonnard entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, after preparatory training for the study of law. Pierre Bonnard, and his friend Edouard Vuillard, belonged to a group of artists who called themselves Nabis, a word for prophet. The Nabis rejected the naturalism and spontaneity of Impressionism in favor of two-dimensional designs that were ideally suited for color lithography. Bonnard's participation in the Salon des Independants and the first group show of the Nabis at the Galerie Le Barc de Boutteville, both in 1891, met with favorable critical response. Between 1891 and 1894 Bonnard developed a friendship with Toulouse-Lautrec, and the influence of that post-Impressionist may be seen in his prints. But Impressionism continued to be evident into the 20th century when he gave his first one-man show at Durand-Ruel's and in his Salon des Independents and Salon d'Automne in 1901 and 1903. "Quelques aspects de la vie de Paris" (Some Scenes of Parisian Life) is a series of twelve lithographs printed in color. They were first exhibited by Vollard, who published the series in 1899. Bonnard began the series in 1898, completing the collection in 1899. This is Bonnard's finest and most renowned series of lithographs, demonstrating the painter's genius in this medium. Bonnard's graphic work did not exist in isolation from his paintings, as several of the lithograph's themes were later revisited in paintings. Bonnard had a well-developed ability to capture the essence of his environment, as well as a unique empathy with his subjects. He had the selective genius to with just a few colors or lines evoke a form that remains timeless. All of the lithographs known as "Quelques aspects de la vie de Paris" possess the specific quality of urban realism and personal empathy. Although it appears as if Bonnard effortlessly created these visual lithographic masterpieces from initial concept to final image from a single stream of consciousness, it is important to note that Bonnard made few alterations to his graphic works because he produced numerous preparatory drawings and sketches to explore various possible approaches to his subjects. This Bonnard is in a 27 3/4" x 30" ornate silver frame with a scoop, acanthus leaf pattern on the cove and an egg and dart pattern on the lip. The matching silver wash over dark gray wood fillet echoes the frame. The outer pflalzgraff suede outer, middle dark gray rag and leaf inner rag mats are acid and lignin free and protected with Acrylite-AR OP3 (UV) by CYRO. Authenticity guaranteed. Perviously a Sotheby's Associate. FSA:Prints                On Jul-06-08 at 13:38:45 PDT, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!