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Announcement of a Birth

1898
(French, 1867–1947)
France, 19th century
color lithograph
Support: Cream (3) wove paper
Sheet: 15.8 x 12 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.); Image: 15.8 x 12 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Gift of Louise S. Richards 1991.248
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Bouvet 54
Edition: approximately 200
Location: not on view
This artwork is known to be under copyright.

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Color lithography, the medium used for this print, was among the newest printmaking techniques available to artists during the 1890s.

Description

Pierre Bonnard created this lithograph to announce the birth of Marie-Louise, the daughter of André Mellerio. Mellerio was an influential art critic who wrote about the artists of his own time and, especially, the importance of color lithography—a medium that Bonnard experimented with in the 1890s. The intimate print features a close-up view of the infant's face alongside abstract patterning that featured prominently in Bonnard's art at this time.
Announcement of a Birth

Announcement of a Birth

1898

Pierre Bonnard

(French, 1867–1947)
France, 19th century

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