Earthly Paradise

1. The artist; commissioned by Gaston (1870-1953) and Josse (1870-1941) Bernheim-Jeune, Paris [this and the following according to Dauberville 1965]; Gaston Bernheim de Villers (formerly Bernheim-Jeune), Villers; by descent to his wife, Madame Bernheim de Villers (1883-1961), Villers [Nice 1955]; by descent to their grandson, Philippe Boby de la Chapelle, Villefranche-sur-Mer [this and the following according to letter from Philippe Boby de la Chapelle to James N. Wood, Mar. 21, 1996, in curatorial file]; consigned to Galerie Cazeau-Beraudiere, Paris; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1996.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

• Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition Bonnard, May 24–June 11, 1921, n.p., cat. 4, as Paradis.
• Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Cinquante ans de peinture française, March 28–July 2, 1925.
• Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition retrospective: Bonnard, May–July 1950, p. 22, cat. 25, as Le Paradis Terrestre, 1917.
• Nice, Musée des Ponchettes, Bonnard, August–September 1955, n.p. (ill.), cat. 23, p. 29, as Paradis terrestre, 1916-20.
• Paris, Galeries Bernheim-Jeune, Coup de chapeau à Bonnard, March 3–April 8, 1967, no. 72.
• Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Bonnard, summer 1994, n.p., cat. 72, as Das irdische Paradies/Le paradis terrestre, 1916-1920.
• London, Tate Gallery, Bonnard, February 12–May 17, 1998, pp. 17, 22, 28, 124, cat. 36, 125 (ill.), as The Earthly Paradise/Le Paradis terrestre, 1916-20; traveled to New York, Museum of Modern Art, June 17–October 13, 1998.
• Chicago, Art Institute, Beyond the Easel: Decorative Painting by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel, 1890-1930, February 25–May 16, 2001, pp. 186, cat. 52, 187 (ill.), 188-190, as Earthly Paradise, 1916-20; traveled to New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 26–September 9, 2001.
• Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, Pierre Bonnard: early and late, September 22, 2002–January 19, 2003, pp. 37, 39 (ill.), fig. 28, 169 (ill.), pl. 80, 170 (detail), as Earthly Paradise, 1916-20; traveled to Denver Art Museum, March 1–May 25, 2003.
• Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum, Bonnard’s Worlds, Nov. 5, 2023–Jan. 28, 2024; Washington, D.C.,
• The Phillips Collection, March 2, 2024–June 2, 2024, cat. 1.

• Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition Bonnard, exh. cat. (Paris: Bernheim-Jeune, 1921), n.p., cat. 4, as Paradis.
• Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Cinquante ans de peinture francaise, exh. cat. (Paris: XXX, 1925), XXX.
• Coquiot, Gustave, Bonnard (Paris: Les Éditions Bernheim-Jeune, 1922), n.p. (ill.), as Le Paradis, 1916-1920.
• Terrasse, Charles, Bonnard (Paris: Floury, 1927), pp. 141, 146, opp. 148 (ill.), 150, opp. 150 (detail), as le Paradis, 1916-19.
• Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition retrospective: Bonnard, exh. cat. (Paris: J. & H. Bernheim-Jeune, 1950), n.p., cat. 25, as Le Paradis Terrestre, 1917.
• Passel, Howard, “The Paintings of Pierre Bonnard” M.A. thesis, New York University, 1950, pp. 72, 130, cat. B28, as Le paradis, 1918-20.
• Natanson, Thadée, Le Bonnard que je propose, 1867-1947; tentatives (Geneva: Pierre Cailler, 1951), n.p., pl. 44, p. 140, as Le Paradis terrestre, 1915.
• Besson, George, Bonnard, 1867-1947 (Paris: Les Êditions Braun & Cie, 1955), n.p., pl. 28 (ill.), as Le Paradis, 1918-20.
• Francastel, Pierre, Du classicisme au cubisme. Vol. 2 of Histoire de la peinture francaise, la peinture de chevalet du XIVe au Xxe siècle (Paris: Elsevier, 1955), p. 180, as Paradis, 1920.
• Musée des Ponchettes, Bonnard, exh. cat. (Nice: Presses de Pierotti, 1955), n.p. (ill.), cat. 23, p. 29, as Paradis Terrestre, 1916-20.
• Raynal, Maurice, Peinture Moderne (Geneva: Skira, 1960).
• Dauberville, Jean and Henry, Bonnard, catalog raisonne de l’oeuvre peint, 1906-1919, vol. 2 (Paris: Éditions J. et. H. Bernheim-Jeune, 1965), pp. opp 383 (ill), 383 (ill.), no. 867a, photo 3771, as Le Paradis terrestre, 1916-1920.

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