Artwork Details
9-3/4 x 12-1/4 in.
Mark Descriptionsigned in ink, lower left: Emile Bernard
Accession NumberGift of Samuel Josefowitz in tribute to Bret Waller and Ellen Lee
CopyrightPrints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color PaletteSamuel Josefowitz [1921-2015]; donated to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1998
In this farmyard scene, Bernard freely distorts the forms of the two women, endowing them with swollen, gently curving shapes. With a droll touch, he places the crouching woman in a posture that parallels the mound of hay behind her and echoes the stance of the pigs she is feeding.
Similar to a technique Bernard often used in his paintings, he outlines the forms with a dark border that leads the eye continuously around the curving elements of the composition.
Bernard hand painted other versions of this print with different colors, making each impression unique.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Gauguin as Printmaker: The Volpini Suite
Indianapolis Museum of Art
March 11, 2011 - September 18, 2011
Gauguin and the School of Pont-Aven from the Collection of Samuel Josefowitz
Indianapolis Museum of Art
March 28, 1999 - August 1, 1999
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