Provenance
Estate of the artist [Joachim 1979]; by descent to the artist’s nephew, André Terrasse, Paris, after March 1959 [letter from Andre Terrasse of October 19, 1967, in curatorial file]. Sold by Spencer A. Samuels and Company, New York, to the Art Institute, 1976.
Accession Number
50522
Medium
Charcoal on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
32.5 × 50.9 cm (12 13/16 × 20 1/16 in.)
Classification
graphite
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. Martin Gecht
Background & Context
Background Story
Pierre Bonnard's Avenue du Bois de Boulogne shows the famous Parisian avenue with characteristic color and light.
Cultural Impact
Bonnard's cityscapes capture the beauty of Paris.
Why It Matters
This captures the elegance of Parisian life.
