Jeune Fille Lisant (Girl Reading)

Pierre Bonnard

1930; printed posthumously 1965

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An outline of a reclining nude woman with a pearl necklace.
White rose stem with butterfly leaves depicted in color; woman on a horse holding flowers depicted in black and white.
Two sketches of nude females. The figure on the left sits with her arms stretched upwards and her head titled down. The figure on the right stands leaning forward with her arms stretched out to the proper left.
Bust-length view of sitter, at a slight angle to picture plane (left proper shoulder receding slightly). Head is tilted to proper left. Hair and features indicated in detail, while body remains summarily treated; brooch(?) at neckline.