Study for "Au Moulin Rouge"
This drawing is one of a small group of preparatory sketches for a poster commission that Bonnard hoped to win from Charles Zidler, owner of the famed Moulin Rouge cabaret. Composed of animated lines with eye-catching touches of pastel in purple, yellow, red, and orange, Bonnard’s design on the recto of this sheet features a dancer performing a high kick in the foreground and a woman in a striped ensemble with a man in a top hat seated in the background. Though he ultimately lost the commission to Toulouse-Lautrec, this work is an important record of Bonnard’s early career as a poster designer.
Artwork Details
- Title: Study for "Au Moulin Rouge"
- Artist: Pierre Bonnard (French, Fontenay-aux-Roses 1867–1947 Le Cannet)
- Date: ca. 1891
- Medium: Charcoal and pastel on paper
- Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (34 × 23.5 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Gift of Jill Newhouse, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.731
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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