Bonnard

This exhibition catalog offers a comprehensive introduction to the oeuvre of Pierre Bonnard. Published in conjunction with the large-scale retrospective held at the Tate Gallery in London in 1998, this volume traces the entirety of Bonnard's creative output through his paintings, prints, and drawings.

Bonnard, who began his career as a member of the Nabis, created works with a unique sense of color and an intimate perspective, focusing on interiors, gardens, and daily life with his family. This book features numerous illustrations of his representative works from his early period to his later years, showcasing the evolution of his expression.

Scenes of bathrooms, dining tables, landscapes by windows, gardens filled with the light of Southern France. This highly informative volume allows readers to appreciate the charm of Bonnard, who, while depicting ordinary daily scenes, built rich pictorial spaces through color and composition.

[Title] Bonnard
[Publisher] Tate Gallery Publishing
[Publication Date] 1998
[Page Count] 272 pages
[Size] Approx. 235*297*18mm / 1,340g
[Format] Softcover
[Language] English
[Title Reading] Bonnard
[Author/Editor] Sarah Whitfield (text), John Elderfield (text)
[Printing] -
[ISBN] 1854372394
[Condition] Used [5] (Slight corner crease, slight foxing on edges)
[Accessories] None
[Featured In] -
[Related Exhibition] Pierre Bonnard (Tate Gallery, 1998)

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)

Born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. Painter, printmaker.

While studying law, he also received art education and began his career as a member of the Nabis in the late 1880s. While also working on decorative arts, posters, and printmaking, he developed his unique color expression.

He created many works with diverse colors and an intimate perspective, focusing on interiors, gardens, and daily life with his family. He is known as one of the representative painters of 20th-century French art.

Representative works include "Nude in the Bath," "The Dinner Table," "Terrace at Vernon," and "The White Cat."

Major collections include the Musée d'Orsay, Centre Pompidou, Tate, Kunsthistorisches Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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