Tugboat on the Seine
Tugboat on the Seine

On view

European Art
William R. Elfers Gallery

Tugboat on the Seine,

ca. 1912–26

Pierre Bonnard, 1867–1947; born Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; died Le Cannet, France
y1977-78

Information

Title
Tugboat on the Seine
Dates

ca. 1912–26

Maker
Pierre Bonnard
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40 × 58.7 cm (15 3/4 × 23 1/8 in.) frame: 58.4 × 76.8 × 7 cm (23 × 30 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Abraham L. Bienstock, in honor of John James Murdock III, Class of 1956
Object Number
y1977-78
Place Depicted

Europe, France

Culture
French
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
tugboats, landscapes (representations), shrubs, rivers

Jacques Lindon, Paris and New York (in 1976; sold to Bienstock); Abraham L. Bienstock (until 1977; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum).

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