John Olsen’s rare etching, ‘Bonnard at Le Cannet’, is printed on hand-made paper. It is a portrait of the famed Post-Impressionist artist, Pierre Bonnard, in Le Cannet – the French Riviera commune where he painted his last work and eventually died.

Olsen’s inspirations were vast: nature; food; people; the land; poetry; and his fellow artists. In this work he pays homage to the latter, imagining a spindly Bonnard in the throes of creation.

‘Bonnard at Le Cannet’ is represented in Ken McGregor’s ‘Teeming with Life John Olsen: His Complete Graphics 1957 - 2005’ (page 121). For collectors of Olsen and modern prints, it is a stellar find.

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John OLSEN (1928 - 2023)
'Bonnard at Le Cannet' 1990
etching on paper
Image Size: 24 x 17 cm
Paper Size: 49 x 40 cm
Signed: Signed, dated, titled, and numbered in pencil in margin below image.
Comes with Letter of Provenance
 
Work of art illustrated is a representative work from the edition.
Literature: Ken McGregor, Teeming with Life John Olsen: His Complete Graphics 1957 - 2005, Macmillan Publishers Australia 2005, illustrated page 121.
 
Condition: Very Good: Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.
 
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