PIERRE BONNARD (1867-1947) LES PEINTRES GRAVEURS. 1895. 25 3/4x19 inches, 65 1/2x48 1/4 cm. A. Clot, [Paris.] Condition B+ / A-: sharp horizontal creases in image; minor repaired tears and abrasions at edges. Mounted on Japan. This poster advertises an exhibition that Ambroise Vollard organized to launch his first portfolio, L'Album des Peintres Graveurs, which established him as one of the finest, most influential printers in Paris. Depicting an intimate scene of a woman seated alone and admiring a print, Bonnard only uses three colors. Masterfully using the blank paper, he plays a sophisticated game with the solid color masses of the background. The typography is most ingeniously handled, presented in a black-and-white fashion that would not be seen again until the avant-garde posters of the 1930s. Bouvet 38, DFP-II 78, Modern Poster p. 8, Gold 184.
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