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Pierre Bonnard ''The Cricket'' 1904 Ink on Paper
Estimate:
$6,000 - $9,000
Sold
$4,750
Live Auction
Modernism: Fine Art and Object
Description
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947 French) ''The Cricket'' 1904 Ink on Paper 12.5''x8'' Image. An original illustration artwork published in Jules Renard's ''Histoires Naturelles'' 1904 edition. Signed in pencil l.r. with Phillips Gallery label on verso. Accompanied by an 1989 letter from Colta Ives, curator of Prints and Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, explaining the work. Framed 22.5''x18''. Excellent condition. Not examined outside of framing. From the family collection of Willis F. Woods, former director at the Detroit Institute of Arts and Executive Director at the Seattle Art Museum (1974-1979).