This charming scene of a nanny and her three charges extends across four panels meant to be mounted as a folding screen. Influenced by the flood of japanese goods into france, bonnard emulated the solidly colored flat forms silhouetted against areas of unmodulated color in the symmetrical compositions of ukiyo-e, japanese color woodcuts, that he collected. Bonnard recalled, "it seemed to me that it was possible to translate light, form, and character with nothing but color, without resorting to shading. " because this impression of nursemaids' promenade had never been mounted or displayed, the colors have not faded and remain amazingly fresh—a rare condition for such a decorative work. Date: 1895. Place of creation: France, 19th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 137.4 x 47.3 cm (54 1/8 x 18 5/8 in.); Image: 137.4 x 47.3 cm (54 1/8 x 18 5/8 in.). Medium: color lithograph. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Pierre Bonnard - Nursemaids’ Promenade, Frieze of Carriages - 2008.31 - Cleveland Museum of Art
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