Hear detailed descriptions of two artworks from Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi produced in collaboration with Access2Arts.
Each artwork is accompanied by three audio tracks which include the artwork description, label and corresponding didactic.
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Artwork number 1:
Pierre BONNARD
Siesta (1900)
(La Sieste)
oil on canvas
109.0 x 132.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1949
Artwork number 2:
Pierre BONNARD
Screen: Nannies’ promenade, frieze of carriages 1895
(Le Paravent: La Promenade des nourrices, frise de fiacres)
colour lithograph on 4 sheets of paper
(1) 136.8 x 48.3 cm (sheet) (2) 137.1 x 47.7 cm (sheet) (3) 137.0 x 48.4 cm (sheet) (4) 136.6 x 46.0 cm (sheet)
edition of 110
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946