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Woman Picking Flowers
Pierre Bonnard1916
Dixon Gallery and Gardens
Memphis, United States
Details
- Title: Woman Picking Flowers
- Creator: Pierre Bonnard
- Creator Lifespan: 1867 - 1947
- Creator Nationality: French
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Cannes, France
- Creator Birth Place: Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Date: 1916
- Physical Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 18 1/8 inches
- Description: In 1916, Pierre Bonnard and his companion and muse, Marthe, traveled to Saint-Nectaire, a village in central France. There, he painted this view of Marthe gathering wild blossoms in a lush, verdant landscape. No doubt working from life in the open air, Bonnard painted Marthe as he saw her: a force of nature herself and an integral part of the landscape she inhabits.
- Provenance: Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo N. Dixon
- Type: Oil paintings
- Rights: Dixon Gallery and Gardens. For Terms and Conditions for use of this image please contact the Registrar at 901-761-5250.
- Medium: Oil on panel
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