Woman with a Dachshund — Pierre Bonnard Art Postcard

A single figure finds quiet outdoors in this Bonnard scene: a woman in a white dress and a large white hat sits on the grass in a summer meadow, a black-and-tan dachshund settled quietly beside her, while a red parasol and a dark bag rest on the ground nearby. Behind them, a green field stretches toward distant trees and red-roofed houses under a soft grey sky, the whole mood unhurried rather than posed. Unlike the leaning, dog-and-companion scenes elsewhere among Bonnard's cards, this is one woman, one dog and an open meadow, quieter and more solitary in feeling, and, like several cards in this batch, it carries no title of its own. A calm summer pause, gentle and companionable, a warm gift for anyone who treasures quiet outdoor afternoons, from the Pierre Bonnard collection.