The Little Laundry Girl (La Petite Blanchisseuse)
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Object Label
The Little Laundry Girl represents the epitome of Pierre Bonnard’s explorations of japonisme, the influence and study of Japanese art among European artists in the late nineteenth century. Its bold color, oblique organization, and elevated viewpoint reflect the compositions of Japanese prints, which permeated the Parisian art scene in the 1860s and 1870s. This work, which aestheticizes child labor, was Bonnard’s first color print commissioned by Ambroise Vollard, marking a new and dynamic period of the artist’s career.
Caption
Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947. The Little Laundry Girl (La Petite Blanchisseuse), 1895–1896. Color lithograph on wove paper, Image: 11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (29.1 x 20 cm) Sheet: 20 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (52.7 x 38.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 38.444. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.444_transp1376.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Publisher
Title
The Little Laundry Girl (La Petite Blanchisseuse)
Portfolio
Date
1895–1896
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Color lithograph on wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 11 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (29.1 x 20 cm) Sheet: 20 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. (52.7 x 38.7 cm)
Signatures
Upper center in stone: "Bonnard/96" Signed, "P. Bonnard" lower right in pencil
Inscriptions
Lower right in graphite: "56"; lower right in graphite: "Bonnard"
Credit Line
By exchange
Accession Number
38.444
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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