
Poster, La Revue Blanche (Primary Title)
Pierre Bonnard, French, 1867 - 1947 (Artist)
Painter, printmaker, and member of the Postimpressionist Les Nabis movement, Pierre Bonnard found inspiration in Japanese ukiyo-e prints. The woodblock influence is evident in the flat picture plane and monotone color blocking of the figures in this piece, depicting a fashionable woman holding a magazine, accompanied by a newspaper boy. The poster advertises the popular, avant-garde arts and literary journal La revue blanche (The White Review), which was published by brothers Alexandre, Alfred, and Thadée Natanson.
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