The Letter

Provenance

Acquired 1906 from the artist by (Bernheim-Jeune, Paris); sold to Alexandre Natanson [1867-1936], Paris;[1] (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 May 1929, no. 88); purchased by (Galerie Étienne Bignou, Paris and New York) for Chester Dale [1882-1962]; [2] bequest 1963 to NGA. [1] Jean and Henry Dauberville, _Bonnard, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint_, Paris, 1968, no. 389. [2] Annotated sales catalogue, National Gallery of Art Library. See also Chester Dale papers, copies NGA curatorial files.

The Letter

Bonnard, Pierre

c. 1906

Accession Number

1963.10.86

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 55 x 47.5 cm (21 5/8 x 18 11/16 in.) | framed: 78.4 x 70.1 x 4.4 cm (30 7/8 x 27 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection

Tags

Color: Gray