View of The Old Port, Saint-Tropez

Pierre Bonnard

1911 · Oil on canvas · Modern and Contemporary Art

In 1911 Bonnard made three separate trips to Saint-Tropez, on the Mediterranean coast of France, which was still a small fishing port. He probably painted this work during his second visit in the summer, when he stayed with his friend the artist Paul Signac. The old port, with its narrow streets, is seen from the place de la Mairie through an opening between two shuttered buildings facing the quay. Several figures are discernible in the street: the forms of all but the central one, cast in purple shadow, are diffused by the light.

Artist

Pierre Bonnard

Date

1911

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982