Artwork
The Bakery (La patiserie)
The Bakery (La patiserie) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Ambroise Vollard. It dates from 1899 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Bakery (La patiserie) is a 1899 color lithograph on china paper by Ambroise Vollard, depicting a vibrant, impressionistic bakery scene characterized by bold colors and textured brushwork.
Subject & Meaning
The print showcases a bustling bakery, with a prominent red 'PATISSERIE' sign on a pink wall and a figure in a green apron and red hat tending to trays on a counter, evoking a sense of everyday activity.
Technique & Style
Vollard employed thick, uneven brushstrokes in the lithograph's design, creating a rough, textured appearance that imbues the scene with dynamic energy, resembling a spontaneous capture.
History & Provenance
Created in 1899, specific provenance details of 'The Bakery' are not provided here, highlighting only its creation year and artist.
Context
As a lithograph, 'The Bakery' utilizes a printmaking technique allowing for widespread reproduction, potentially making the artwork more accessible to a broader audience during its time.
Artist & collection
Et le lia pour mille ans (And bound him a thousand years)
Cover for the Album "Paysages et intérieurs"
Apres cela je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l'abime, et une grande chaine en sa main (And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand)
Le Gagnant (The Winner)
Interior with Pink Wallpaper I (Interieur aux tentures roses I)
Et un autre ange sortit du temple qui est au ciel, ayant lui aussi une faucille tranchante (And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also having a sharp sickle)
Une femme revêtue du Soleil (A woman clothed with the sun)
Game of Checkers (La partie de dames)
