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

Date1924

DimensionsSlipcase: 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)

MediumOriginal 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.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.285

Not on View

Label TextThis 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.Published Referencescf. Garvey, Eleanor M., The Artist & the Book, 1860--1960, Boston, 1961, no. 30.

cf. Bouvet, Francis, Bonnard: The Complete Graphic Work, New York, 1981, no. 90, reprs.

cf. Johnson, Una E., Ambroise Vollard, éditeur: Prints, Books, Bronzes, New York, 1977, no. 169, repr.

cf. Catalogue complet des éditions Ambroise Vollard, Portique, Paris, 1930. (1984.438)

cf. Wheeler, Monroe, Modern Painters and Sculptors as Illustrators, New York, 1946, p. 98

cf. The Frank Crowninshield Collection of Modern French Illustrated Books, New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1943, no. 61.

Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books from Toulouse-Lautrec to Kiefer, 1985, no. 10

Toledo Museum of Art, Don't Feed the Books: Birds, Bugs, and Bestiaries Featuring the Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books, 2001, repr. p. 10

Toledo Museum of Art, Word Play (Oct. 16, 2009-Feb. 7, 2010).