Pierre Bonnard

Study for "Qu'est-ce qu'un solfège"

1891/1893

Dating
Date range
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
brush and black ink with red chalk over graphite
Dimensions
overall: 19.2 × 27.9 cm (7 9/16 × 11 in.)
Collection no.
2001.136.33
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Study for "Qu'est-ce qu'un solfège" — Pierre Bonnard. 1891/1893.

Medium: brush and black ink with red chalk over graphite.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 19.2 × 27.9 cm (7 9/16 × 11 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2001.136.33. Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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