Eliane Bonabel DRAWINGS


 

Eliane BONABEL 1920-2000

 
 

Drawings

Male and Female nudes - 1938/1939
 
 
 
 
The major part of these drawings of nude figures were made in 1938.
 
After having seen this series of nudes, Louis-Ferdinand Céline suggested Eliane Bonabel that she should draw some dancers of the Waker Academy of Dance in Paris during dance lessons given by Lucette Almansor (She became the wife of Celine in 1943), the great ballerina and dance teacher.
Thanks to Gen Paul (The last great French Expressionist and friend of L-F Celine), who took dancers as models for his paintings, Celine will discover this place.
 
 
 

Eliane Bonabel by Herself - 1938-1958

Self-Portraits - Pencils, Gouache & Charcoals

 

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°2 - Self-Portrait

Date : 1958

Original drawing on paper - Watercolor

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 44x71 cm / 17,3x27,9 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°2 - Self-Portrait

Date : 1945

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 47,5x63 cm / 18,7x24,8 inches

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Drawing n°3 - Self-Portrait

Date : 1956

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 72x52 cm / 28,3x20,4 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

     

Drawing n°4 - Self-Portrait

Date : 1958

Original drawing on paper - Watercolor

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 50x57 cm / 19,7x22,4 inches

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Drawing n°5 - Sel-Portrait

Date : 1945

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 47,5x63 cm / 18,7x24,8 inches

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Nus Masculins 1938-1939

Crayon & Fusain

 

 

 

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

 

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°6

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 63x48 cm / 24,8x18,9 inches

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Drawing n°7

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 55x75 cm / 29,5x21,6 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°8

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 52x75 cm / 20,4x29,5 inches

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Drawing n°9

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 52x75 cm / 20,4x29,5 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°10

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 63x48 cm / 24,8x18,9 inches

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Drawing n°11

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 55x75 cm / 29,5x21,6 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°12

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 55x75 cm / 29,5x21,6 inches

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Drawing n°13

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 65x50 cm / 25,6x19,6 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°14

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 52x75 cm / 20,4x29,5 inches

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Nus Feminins 1938-1939

Crayon & Fusain

 

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

 

 

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Drawing n°15

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 52x73 cm / 20,4x28,7 inches

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Drawing n°16

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 62x48 cm / 24,4x18,9 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°17

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 65x50 cm / 25,6x19,6 inches

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Drawing n°18

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 52x75 cm / 20,4x29,5 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Drawing n°19

 

Date : 1938

 

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

 

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 65x50 cm / 25,6x19,6 inches

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Drawing n°20

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 75x53 cm / 29,5x20,8 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

Drawing n°21

Date : 1938

Original drawing on paper - Pencil & Charcoal

Hand-signed in pencil

Size : 52x75 cm / 20,4x29,5 inches

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Eliane Bonabel - FRANCE ART DIFFUSION

 

Eliane Bonabel has always drawn.

Louis-Ferdinand Celine will turnout to be her first admirer. He was not mistaken when he bought her first drawing. She was only 9 at the time.

Furtheremore she was only 12 when he entrusted her with the mission of illustrating his book :

"Jourrney to the end of the night" and later on in 1959, with the illustrations of another book : "Ballets without music, with no one, without nothing else". By doing this, he was ensuring her a kind of acknowledgement.

But Eliane Bonabel is not only that but : drawings, more intimated paintings, undoubtedly less known from the public but so prestigious indeed. The genuine image uf he true artistic personality.