Paul-Elie Ranson (1864-1909)
Guignol Anatole, 1896-97
India ink on paper.
24 × 18 cm
Signed by the artist on the lower-right and monogrammed on the lower left.
Paul-Elie Ranson joins the Nabis group at the moment of its creation by Sérusier in 1888, becoming one of its founders. He takes great inspiration from Japanese woodcuts, especially in...
Paul-Elie Ranson joins the Nabis group at the moment of its creation by Sérusier in 1888, becoming one of its founders. He takes great inspiration from Japanese woodcuts, especially in his flattening of lines and perspectives.
The Guignol Anatole, representing a true turn of the century guignol, is an important theme for the Nabis. The decorative frize entouring the composition, the flat perspective, the characters are all indicative of the height of the Nabis group.
The Guignol Anatole, representing a true turn of the century guignol, is an important theme for the Nabis. The decorative frize entouring the composition, the flat perspective, the characters are all indicative of the height of the Nabis group.
Provenance
Frédérik Schneklud, violoncelliste suédois dont Gauguin fit le portrait en 1894 et dont une musique destinée au guignol pour enfants fut illustrée par le présent dessin.Collection particulière, France
Galerie Antoine Laurentin
Collection privée, Paris
Exhibitions
2001, Paris, Galerie Antoine Laurentin, Ranson, repr.2004, Musée de Valence, Paul Ranson, n° 50, reproduit page 107 et 162.
2020, Dreamed Childhood. Bonnard, the Nabis and Childhood, Tokyo, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, n° 76 repr p 122
2022, Le Cannet, Musée Bonnard, Enfances rêvées, Bonnard, les Nabis et l’enfance, cat 31, repr p. 118