Pierre BONNARD

The Ballets Russes

1914

Final preparatory drawing for the poster of the ballet “La légende de Joseph

Pastel and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas

152 x 112 cm

Signature stamp in the lower right corner

Provenance

Estate of Pierre Bonnard

Exhibitions :

Pierre Bonnard, La couleur radieuse, Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec,

Canada, October 6 – January 15, 2017

Pierre Bonnard, Museum of Fine Arts, Sompo, Japan, Seiji Togo, Japan, 2004

29 April-30 June, no. 70, p. 161Pierre Bonnard, Musée de L’Annonciade, Saint-Tropez, 1998, July 4 – October 5,

p. 103

The Great Masters and the Dance, Casino de Vichy, Palais Saint-Jean, Lyon and

Foyer de l’Opéra, Paris, 1988, 6 July-5 September, p. 31

Bibliography:

Pierre Bonnard, La couleur radieuse, Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec,

Canada, Artemesia Group, Quebec, 2016, No. 11.10, p.97

Bonnard Inédits, Editions du Cercle d’Art, 2006, p. 74, n°143

Certificate of authenticity of Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Michel Dauberville

Certificate of authenticity of Antoine Terasse

In the national collections :

Musée d’Orsay

Sketch of the poster for “The Legend of Joseph”, 1914, 20×31,5 cm, pastel on

paper BNF

Four-color lithograph after the poster for “Succès”, 1914, 160x120cm Photographs

of Leonid Massine as Joseph.