Dingo
Artist: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947)
Author: Octave Mirbeau (French, 1848-1917)
Publisher: Ambroise Vollard, éditeur, Paris, 1924
Printer: etchings: Louis Fort, [Paris]; text: Émile Fequet, Paris
Date: 1924
Dimensions:
Slipcase: H: 15 1/2 in. (394 mm); W: 11 1/2 in. (292 mm); Depth: 1 7/8 in. (48 mm).
Book: H: 15 3/16 in. (385 mm); W: 11 in. (280 mm); Depth: 1 1/4 in. (32 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 15 1/16 in. (382 mm); W: 11 in. (280 mm).
Sheet (untrimmed): H: 15 1/4 in. (387 mm); W: 11 in. (280 mm).
image: 11 1/8 x 8 13/16 in. (283 x 224mm)
Medium: Original prints: 55 etchings, some with drypoint; incl. a suite of 14 full-page etchings.
Reproduction: line block reproduction of table of etchings.
Text: letterpress in black with red.
Paper: Arches cream laid.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.285
Label Text:This book, about a mischievous dog named Dingo, containes Bonnard's first etched illustrations.
Pierre Bonnard illustrated several books (see his Daphnis et Chloé in this exhibition), including this 1924 edition of the novel Dingo by French author Octave Mirbeau (1848–1917). This semi-autobiographical novel, first published in 1913, tells the story of the author through his pet dog, Dingo. Dingo is mistreated by the hostile and corrupt residents of the town, which was modeled after the author’s own place of residence. He is an untamed and marauding beast, but one who also displays goodness, affection, loyalty, and humor. The illustrations in Dingo mark Bonnard’s first major use of the techniques of etching and drypoint. Most often depicting what he saw around him, Bonnard, a dog owner himself, frequently included dogs and cats in his works.
Pierre Bonnard illustrated several books (see his Daphnis et Chloé in this exhibition), including this 1924 edition of the novel Dingo by French author Octave Mirbeau (1848–1917). This semi-autobiographical novel, first published in 1913, tells the story of the author through his pet dog, Dingo. Dingo is mistreated by the hostile and corrupt residents of the town, which was modeled after the author’s own place of residence. He is an untamed and marauding beast, but one who also displays goodness, affection, loyalty, and humor. The illustrations in Dingo mark Bonnard’s first major use of the techniques of etching and drypoint. Most often depicting what he saw around him, Bonnard, a dog owner himself, frequently included dogs and cats in his works.
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