Woman with an Umbrella

Discussion

FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Maria Boursin—known as Marthe—became Bonnard’s romantic companion when they met in 1893 and eventually his wife in 1925. She was the model for this lithograph depicting a woman teetering up a stairway. The composition is devoid of background details; only the cobblestones and umbrella suggest the setting of a city street.

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