Bonnard Roussel Vuillard

J I L L NEWHOUS E

Bonnard a Roussel a Vuillard pa int ings and drawings

In association with Neffe-Degandt Fine Art, London

Jill Newhouse Gallery

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This catalogue accompanies an exhibition May 2010 Jill Newhouse Gallery 4 East 81 st Street New York, NY 10028 Tel ( 212 ) 249-9216 email: maildrop@jillnewhouse.com www.jillnewhouse.com

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BONNARD, VUILLARD AND ROUSSEL were lifelong

friends and colleagues. In Paris, Vuillard and Roussel began their

careers together as students at the Lycée Condorcet, along with

Maurice Denis. Bonnard and Denis studied the legacy of Paul

Gauguin with Paul Sérusier at the Académie Julian. Denis, Bonnard,

and Vuillard shared an apartment at 28 Rue Pigalle in the early

1890 ’s, and Roussel married Vuillard’s older sister Marie in 1893 .

Most importantly, in 1888 , Bonnard, Roussel, and Vuillard, along

with Denis, formed the Nabis , and set about revolutionizing easel

and decorative painting by declaring the flatness of the painted sur-

face. Illusionistic details were discarded and realism was replaced by

suggestion. Pictorial elements evoked the subject rather than

depicted it. In this moment, these three painters cleared the way

for abstraction at the start of the twentieth century.

Pierre Bonnard

Born October 3 in Fontenay-au-Roses.

1867

While studying law, enrolls at the Académie Julian and meets Denis, Serusier, Ibels and Ranson.

1887

1888 – 89 With Denis, Roussel, Vuillard, forms the Nabis group 1891

Begins exhibiting at the Salon des Indépendents. Shares a studio with Denis and Vuillard. His poster France-Champagne becomes popular around Paris.

Meets and becomes involved with his lifelong companion Marthe.

1893

Vollard exhibits 100 works by Cézanne.

1895

First solo exhibition at Durand-Ruel Gallery; exhibits with Vuillard at the Salon de la Libre Esthétique in Brussels.

1896

Exhibits with Roussel, Vuillard, Denis, Ibels and others at Vollard’s gallery.

1897

1900 Nabis exhibition at Bernheim-Jeune Gallery. 1905 – 10 Travels to Belgium, Holland and England, often accompanied by Vuillard, whose portrait he paints in 1905 . 1911 Works at Saint-Tropez from July through October with Signac. 1912 Buys a house in Veronnet called Ma Roulotte 1906 – 13 Exhibits regularly at Bernheim-Jeune Gallery as well as at Druet and Vollard and Le Barc de Boutteville. 1912 Buys a home in Vernon which he frequents until 1939 . 1920 Works and lives for several months at Arcachon; works there throughout the 1930 ’s. 1925 Marries Marthe. Buys a house in Le Cannet and names it Le Bosquet . 1926 Buys a second home in Le Cannet, where he begins a correspondence and friendship with Matisse. 1939 Sells his house in Vernon and settles in Le Cannet. 1942 Marthe dies. Bonnard stays in Le Cannet. 1947 January 23 dies in Le Cannet.

1 . Pierre Bonnard

Breakfast, Man and Woman 1894 (Le petit déjeuner, homme et femme)

Oil on card laid down on cradled board 10 5 ⁄ 8 x 12 3 ⁄ 4 inches ( 27 x 32 . 5 cm) Signed and dated lower left

provenance Estate of the artist; Neffe-Degandt Fine Art; Private collection, England.

literature Jean and Henri Dauberville, Bonnard catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, supplement , Paris, 1974 Vol. IV, no. 01757 , p. 155 .

2 . Pierre Bonnard

The Card Game c. 1898 (La partie de cartes)

Oil on canvas 16 3 ⁄ 8 x 21 1 ⁄ 4

inches ( 41 . 5 x 54 cm)

Signed lower right

provenance Collection Georges Renand, Paris.

exhibitions Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art and New York, Museum of Modern Art, Pierre Bonnard , 1948 , no. 8 ; Saigon, Salle du Cercle Indochinois, Exposition de peinture française: De David à Picasso , 1949 , (falsely attributed to Vuillard); Berne, Kunsthalle Berne, Die Maler der Revue Blanche , March 21 –April 22 , 1951 , no. 7 ; Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne, Bonnard, Vuillard et les Nabis , 1955 , no. 70 . literature Jean and Henri Dauberville, Bonnard catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint , Paris, 1966 , Vol. I., no. 137 , page 176 .

3 . Pierre Bonnard

The Terrasse Children at the Table c. 1899 (Les enfants Terrasse à table)

Pencil on paper 3 3 ⁄ 4 x 4 7 ⁄ 8

inches ( 9 . 5 x 12 . 5 cm)

provenance Estate of the artist; Collection Alfred Ayrton, Monte Carlo; Private collection, Israel.

4 . Pierre Bonnard

The Little Street or Boulevard des Batignolles c. 1903 (Petite rue où Boulevard des Batignolles )

Oil on canvas 12 1 ⁄ 8 x 8 1 ⁄ 2

inches ( 30 . 7 x 21 . 6 cm)

Signed lower right

provenance Private collection, Paris.

exhibitions London, Wildenstein, Paris in the Nineties , May 12 –June 23 , 1954 , no. 5 ; Vevey, Musée Jenisch, Paris 1900 , July 17 –September 26 , 1954 , no. 4 ; Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne, Bonnard, Vuillard et les Nabis , 1955 ; Paris, Galerie Huguette Beres, Bonnard, Roussel, Vuillard, May 8 –June 6 , 1957 , no. 13 ; Paris, Musée Jacquemart-Andre, 100 chefs d’oeuvres des collections privées , July 12 –Sept 12 , 1961 , no. 106 . literature Jean and Henri Dauberville, Bonnard catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint , Paris, 1966 , Vol. I, 1888 – 1905 , no. 296 , p. 276 .

5 . Pierre Bonnard

Standing Nude c. 1910 (Nu debout)

Pencil on graph paper 6 x 3 5 ⁄ 8

inches ( 15 . 2 x 9 . 3 cm)

6 . Pierre Bonnard

Standing Nude Seen from Behind Holding a Towel c. 1910 (Nu debout vue de dos)

Pencil on graph paper 6 11 ⁄ 16 x 4 5 ⁄ 16

inches ( 17 x 11 cm)

7 . Pierre Bonnard

Trees in a Park c. 1910 (Arbres dans un parc) Verso: Study of an Interior

Pencil on paper 6 7 ⁄ 8

x 4 inches ( 17 . 5 x 10 . 1 cm)

verso

8 . Pierre Bonnard

A Street in Paris c. 1910 (Scene de rue à Paris)

Pencil on paper 5 1 ⁄ 8

x 8 inches ( 13 x 20 . 4 cm)

9 . Pierre Bonnard

Le port des yachts c. 1914

Oil on canvas 19 5 ⁄ 8 x 31 1 ⁄ 2

inches ( 50 x 80 cm)

Stamped lower right

provenance Descended in the family of the artist.

exhibitions Canberra, The National Gallery of Australia, Pierre Bonnard Observing Nature , 2003 , March 7 –June 9 , 2003 ; Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery, July 4 –September 28 , 2003 , fig. 30 , cat. 31 , p. 34 ; Roma, Complesso del Vittoriano, Matisse e Bonnard: Viva la pittura! , October 6 , 2006 –February 4 , 2007 , no. 78 , p. 276 . literature Jean and Henri Dauberville, Bonnard catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, supplement , Paris, 1974 , Vol. IV, no. 02046 , p. 343 .

10 . Pierre Bonnard

Woman in the Garden 1914 (Femme dans le jardin)

Pencil on paper 6 1 ⁄ 8 x 3 3 ⁄ 4

inches ( 15 . 4 x 9 . 6 cm)

11 . Pierre Bonnard

Street Scene in Paris 1915 (Scene de rue à Paris)

Pencil on paper 6 3 ⁄ 4 x 4 3 ⁄ 4

inches ( 17 x 12 cm)

provenance Estate of the artist.

12 . Pierre Bonnard

Nude at the bath c. 1915 (Nu à la salle de bain)

Pencil on paper 5 3 ⁄ 8 x 3 7 ⁄ 8

inches ( 13 . 7 x 9 . 7 cm)

13 . Pierre Bonnard

Standing Nude, Holding her Arm c. 1923 – 24 (Nu de face se tenant le bras)

Pencil on paper 7 1 ⁄ 2 x 4 7 ⁄ 8

inches ( 19 x 12 . 5 cm)

provenance Private collection, France.

exhibitions Haastrecht, the Netherlands, the Hooghstate Museum, 18 – 27 May 2001 , Pierre Bonnard 1867–1947 Drawings; London, England, Wolseley Fine Arts, June 6 –July 14 , 2001 , p. 26 , no. 16 ; Sydney Australia, Ray Hughes Gallery, August 10 –September 5 , 2001 .

14 . Pierre Bonnard

Seated nude c. 1924 (Nu assis)

Pencil on paper 4 7 ⁄ 8 x 7 1 ⁄ 8

inches ( 12 . 4 x 18 cm)

15 . Pierre Bonnard The Portof Arcahn, c. 1930 The Port of Arcahon c. 1930 (Le bassin d’Arcachon)

Watercolor and pencil on paper 4 1 ⁄ 2 x 6 1 ⁄ 8 inches ( 11 . 5 x 15 . 5 cm.)

provenance Estate of the artist; Victor Waddington; Collection Alfred Ayrton.

16 . Pierre Bonnard

Vase of Flowers c. 1930 (Vase de fleurs)

Pencil and watercolor on paper 9 1 ⁄ 2 x 6 1 ⁄ 4 inches ( 24 . 2 x 15 . 9 cm)

provenance Private collection, France.

17 . Pierre Bonnard

Haystacks (Meules près de la ferme)

Pencil on paper 4 3 ⁄ 8 x 6 3 ⁄ 4

inches ( 11 . 2 x 17 . 2 cm)

18 . Pierre Bonnard

Standing Nude (Nu debout)

Pencil on paper 14 3 ⁄ 4

x 9 inches ( 37 . 5 x 22 . 9 cm)

Signed lower right

provenance Private collection, New York.

Ker Xavier Roussel

1867 Born December 10 in Lorraine, France. 1870 – 71 The family moves to Paris after the Franco-Prussian War. Attends the Lycée Condorcet with Vuillard and Maurice Denis. 1888 – 89 Studies at the Académie Julien and joins the Nabis with Bonnard, Vuillard and Denis. 1890 Exhibits at the galleries of Le Barc de Boutteville, Durand-Ruel, Druet and regularly at Bernheim-Jeune. Also exhibits at the gallery of Ambrose Vollard. Marries Vuillard’s sister Marie with whom he will have two children, Jacques and Annette. First solo exhibition of pastels, lithographs, and drawings takes place at the offices of La Revue Blanche . Purchases and moves to a home in L’Etang-la-Ville in the suburbs of Paris. This will be Roussel’s lifetime residence. 1894 1906 1892 Travels to Belgium, Holland, and London with Vuillard. 1893

Receives a commission for murals at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

1913

While considering enlisting in the military, suffers a nervous breakdown and spends the next few years in a psychiatric hospital in Switzerland.

1914

1916 – 18 Receives commission for murals in the Kunstmuseum Winterthur (reworked in 1926 ). 1926 Awarded the Carnegie Prize. 1936 Receives commission for the League of Nations, Geneva. 1937 Receives commission for murals in the Théâtre du Palais de Chaillot. 1944 June 5 dies in L’Etang-la-Ville

19 . Ker Xavier Roussel

The Beach at Graniers 1904 (La plage des Graniers )

Oil on board 16 1 ⁄ 2 x 24 3 ⁄ 4

inches ( 42 x 63 cm)

Signed and dated lower left

provenance Estate of the artist; Private collection.

20 . Ker Xavier Roussel

The House and Hill at L’Etang-la-Ville c. 1905 ( La maison et coteau de L’Etang-la-Ville)

Oil on canvas laid on board 13 3 ⁄ 4 x 14 1 ⁄ 2 Stamped with initials lower left

inches ( 34 . 8 x 36 . 7 cm)

provenance Estate of the artist; Private collection.

21 . Ker Xavier Roussel

Landscape at the Seaside c. 1906 (Paysage au bord de la mer )

Pastel on paper 15 1 ⁄ 2 x 20 5 ⁄ 8 Signed lower left

inches ( 39 . 5 x 52 . 5 cm)

provenance Estate of the artist; JPL Fine Arts, London; Private collection.

22 . Ker Xavier Roussel

Silenus and the Nymphs c. 1910 (Le silène et les nymphes )

Oil on board 10 5 ⁄ 8 x 14 3 ⁄ 4

inches ( 27 x 37 . 5 cm)

Signed lower right

provenance Estate of the artist; Private collection.

23 . Ker Xavier Roussel

Nymphes c. 1910

Oil on board 15 1 ⁄ 4 x 8 1 ⁄ 8

inches ( 38 . 8 x 20 . 6 cm)

Signed lower right

provenance Estate of the artist; JPL Fine Arts; Private collection, England.

24 . Ker Xavier Roussel

The Abduction c. 1912 – 15 (L’enlévement)

Oil on canvas 67 3 ⁄ 8 x 29 1 ⁄ 2

inches ( 171 x 75 cm)

Signed lower right

provenance Estate of the artist.

literature Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago and New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Beyond the Easel, Decorative Paintings by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis and Roussel 1890–1930 , February 25 –September 9 , 2001 p. 218 , fig 2 .

25 . Ker Xavier Roussel

Spring 1915 (Le printemps) Fall 1915 [see next page] (L’automne) Oil on paper, mounted to canvas Each 39 3 ⁄ 8 x 25 5 ⁄ 8 Each signed and dated lower left

inches ( 100 x 65 cm)

provenance Stahl Family, Winterthur, Switzerland; Gebr. Douwes Fine Art, Amsterdam and London. exhibitions Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago and New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Beyond the Easel, Decorative Paintings by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis and Roussel 1890–1930 , February 25 –September 9 , 2001 , cat no. 68 , p. 220 , illus.

These two works are studies for murals in the Kunstmuseum Winterthur.

26 . Ker Xavier Roussel

The Dance, Idyllic Landscape c. 1920 (La danse, paysage d’idyll )

Oil on board 11 x 14 1 ⁄ 2

inches ( 27 . 9 x 36 . 7 cm)

Signed lower right

provenance Estate of the artist; Bernheim-Jeune, 1929 ; Private collection, France.

27 . Ker Xavier Roussel

Reclining Nude (Nu en repos)

Brown and white chalk on paper 5 7 ⁄ 8 x 10 3 ⁄ 8 inches ( 15 x 26 . 5 cm) Stamped signature lower right

provenance Estate of the artist; Private collection, South Africa.

Edouard Vuillard

Born November 11 in Cuiseaux in the Saône-et-Loire

1868

The family moves to Paris and Vuillard attends the Lycée Condorcet with Denis and Roussel.

1877

Takes courses at the Académie Julian and begins painting still-lifes.

1886

1888 – 89 With Denis, Roussel, Bonnard, forms the Nabis . 1891

Shares a studio with Bonnard and others and does set design. Has first solo show at the offices of La Revue Blanche. Travels to Belgium, Holland and London with Roussel. Receives several commissions for decorative work from the Desmarais and Natanson families.

1892

1893 – 94 Grandmother Désirée Michaud dies. 1895 – 96 Meets Joseph and Lucy Hessel. 1897

Exhibits with other Nabi painters at Ambrose Vollard’s gallery.

Collaborates with Bonnard, Roussel on decorations for the auditorium at the Théâtre des Pantins.

1898

Travels to London with Bonnard.

1899

1901 First exhibits at the Salon des Indépendents. Spends the summers in Normandy. Exhibits in the next few years in Brussels and in Vienna. Spends the summer with the Hessels in St. Jacut, Brittany. With Bonnard visits Monet in Giverny. 1910 – 14 Paints numerous commissioned portraits and decorations for the Hessels and their friends. 1915 – 17 Visits Roussel in Switzerland. 1925 – 27 Spends time at the new country residence of the Hessels, the Château des Clayes. In Paris, moves with his mother to Rue Vintimille. 1928 His mother dies. 1938 Major retrospective of his work at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs. 1940 Dies in La Baule 1909

28 . Edouard Vuillard

The Artist’s Grandmother, 10 rue Miromesnil 1887 – 91 (La grandmère de l’artiste, 10 rue Miromesnil )

Watercolor on paper 7 1 ⁄ 8 x 6 1 ⁄ 4 inches ( 18 x 16 cm) Stamped with initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

provenance Estate of the artist.

exhibitions Glasgow, Sheffield and Amsterdam, The South Bank Centre, Vuillard: A National Touring Exhibition , 1991 – 92 , p. 19 , illus.

29 . Edouard Vuillard

Oil Lamp 1888 (La lampe à petrole)

Oil on canvas 6 1 ⁄ 8 x 6 3 ⁄ 4

inches ( 15 . 5 x 17 cm)

Signed lower right

provenance Estate of the artist; Galerie Paul Vallotton, Switzerland; J.P.L. Fine Arts, London; Private collection, Connecticut since 1985 . literature Salomon and Cogeval, Vuillard, Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels , Skira, 2003 , Vol. I, no. 25 . exhibitions Lausanne, Vallotton , 1978 – 79 , no. 4 , 1981 – 82 , no. 56 ; London, JPL Fine Art, 1985 , no. 1 .

30 . Edouard Vuillard

Woman in Profile c. 1890 (Profil de femme)

Pastel on paper 9 1 ⁄ 2 x 4 1 ⁄ 2

inches ( 24 x 11 . 5 cm) Stamped with initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

provenance Private collection.

31 . Edouard Vuillard

Marie at the Window c. 1890 s (Marie à la fenêtre)

Brush and ink on paper 3 x 3 1 ⁄ 8 inches ( 7 . 7 x 8 cm) Stamped initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

32 . Edouard Vuillard

The Singer 1891 (La chanteuse)

Pen and ink on paper 6 3 ⁄ 4 x 4 1 ⁄ 4 inches ( 17 . 2 x 10 . 8 cm) Stamped with initials lower left: Lugt 909 c

verso

33 . Edouard Vuillard

Seated Nude c. 1891 (Nu au divan assis)

Oil on card laid on canvas 9 1 ⁄ 4 x 11 1 ⁄ 4 inches ( 23 . 5 x 28 . 5 cm) Stamped with signature lower right: Lugt 909 a

provenance Artist’s studio; Baron de Montesquiou-Frezensac, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; Sale, Sotheby’s, London, 30 June 1982 , lot 26 . exhibitions JPL Fine Arts, London , 1985 , no. 4 ; Sydney, Australia, 1985 , Tolarno Gallery; Melbourne/Stadia Graphics, no. 31 , illus.; Salzburg, Austria, Galerie Salis; JPL Fine Arts, London, 1991 , no. 5 , illus; Glasgow- Sheffield-Amsterdam, South Bank Center, Vuillard-A National Touring Exhibition , 1991 – 2 , no. 14 , illus. literature Salomon and Cogeval, Vuillard, Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels , Skira, 2003 , Vol. I, II- 118 , p. 139 .

34 . Edouard Vuillard

Interior, Rue Saint-Honoré 1893 (Interieur, Rue Saint-Honoré)

Oil on board 9 1 ⁄ 4 x 7 3 ⁄ 8

inches ( 23 . 5 x 18 . 8 cm) Stamped with signature lower right: Lugt 2497 a

provenance Artists studio; Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, Switzerland; Fred Uhler, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1946 ; Galerie Bellier, Paris; Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, Switzerland. exhibitions Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, 1956 , no. 189 , 1975 , no. 98 . literature Curt Schweicher, Vuillard, Zurich, 1949 , pp. 30 , 37 , 69 , 91 ; Salomon and Cogeval, Vuillard, Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels , Skira, 2003 , Vol. I, IV- 88 , p. 276 .

35 . Edouard Vuillard The Bedroom of Grandmother Michaud , c. 1893 The Bedroom of Grandmother Michaud c. 1893 (La chambre de la grandmère Michaud)

Charcoal on paper 14 5 ⁄ 8 x 9 7 ⁄ 8

inches ( 37 . 2 x 25 cm) Stamped with initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

provenance Estate of the artist.

verso

36 . Edouard Vuillard

Seated Nude 1903 (Nu assis)

Chalk on brown paper 10 1 ⁄ 4 x 9 inches ( 26 x 23 cm) Stamped initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

provenance Private collection, New York.

37 . Edouard Vuillard

Young Girl Dancing c. 1910 (Jeune fille dansant )

Pencil on paper 7 1 ⁄ 8 x 4 1 ⁄ 4

inches ( 18 x 10 . 9 cm) Stamped initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

provenance Estate of the artist; Private collection, Israel.

38 . Edouard Vuillard

Lucy Hessel in the Bedroom c. 1917 (Le boudoir)

Pencil, sienna, and black crayon on paper 7 1 ⁄ 2 x 5 3 ⁄ 4 inches ( 19 . 2 x 14 . 5 cm) Stamped initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

provenance Estate of the artist; JPL Fine Art; Private collection, as of 1995 .

Our drawing is related to two 1917 paintings titled Madame Hessel Telephoning (Salomon and Cogeval, Vol. III, no. X- 206 ), and Madame Hessel Telephoning in her Boudoir of 1917 (X- 207 ).

39 . Edouard Vuillard

Annette c. 1918

Pencil on paper 8 x 4 3 ⁄ 4

inches ( 20 . 3 x 12 cm) Stamped with initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

40 . Edouard Vuillard

On the Beach c. 1920 (Sur la plage)

Pastel on paper 10 1 ⁄ 4 x 12 5 ⁄ 8 Signed lower left

inches ( 26 x 32 cm)

41 . Edouard Vuillard

The Château de Clayes c. 1920 (Chateau des Clayes, Interieur)

Pencil on paper 6 3 ⁄ 4 x 4 3 ⁄ 8

inches ( 17 x 11 cm) Stamped initials lower right: Lugt 909 c

42 . Edouard Vuillard

The Clearing in the Forest c. 1932 – 38 (La clairière )

Pastel on paper 24 3 ⁄ 8 x 16 1 ⁄ 2

inches ( 62 x 42 cm) Stamped with signature lower right

provenance Estate of the artist; Private collection; Sale, Palais Galliera. Paris, 29 November 1969 , lot 75 Kyra Gerard, Paris, 1974 ; JPL Fine Arts, London; Private collection, England.

exhibitions Galerie Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1949 ; JPL Fine Arts, London, 1988 , no. 15 .

literature A. Chastel, Vuillard 1868–1940 , Paris 1946 , p. 100 , illus.; Salomon and Cogeval, Vuillard, Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels , Skira, 2003 , Vol III, XII- 380 , p. 1621 .

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