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Pierre Bonnard

1867–1947

Preparatory Sketch for ‘Coffee’ 1915
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Biography

Pierre Bonnard (French: [pjɛʁ bɔnaʁ]; 3 October 1867 – 23 January 1947) was a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis, his early work was strongly influenced by the work of Paul Gauguin, as well as the prints of Hokusai and other Japanese artists. Bonnard was a leading figure in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism. He painted landscapes, urban scenes, portraits and intimate domestic scenes, where the backgrounds, colors and painting style usually took precedence over the subject.

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  • The Table

    Pierre Bonnard
    1925
  • The Window

    Pierre Bonnard
    1925
  • The Bath

    Pierre Bonnard
    1925
  • Coffee

    Pierre Bonnard
    1915
  • Pont de la Concorde

    Pierre Bonnard
    1913–15
  • The Bowl of Milk

    Pierre Bonnard
    c.1919
  • Nude Bending Down

    Pierre Bonnard
    1923
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art
  • Bathing Woman, Seen from the Back

    Pierre Bonnard
    c.1919
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  • Mort

    R.B. Kitaj
    1966
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