Study for Au Moulin Rouge

Pierre Bonnard French

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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.

Study for Au Moulin Rouge, Pierre Bonnard (French, Fontenay-aux-Roses 1867–1947 Le Cannet), Charcoal and pastel on paper

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Study for Au Moulin Rouge, Pierre Bonnard (French, Fontenay-aux-Roses 1867–1947 Le Cannet), Charcoal and pastel on paper
Study for Au Moulin Rouge, Pierre Bonnard (French, Fontenay-aux-Roses 1867–1947 Le Cannet), Charcoal and pastel on paper

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