Impressionism and Post Impressionism

Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and print maker. He was a member of The Nabi group and a leader of the intimist movement. He’s considered to be one of the best colourist throughout the history of modern art. He studied at the Academie Julian where he met many other famous artist of the time like Maurice Denis, Ker-Xavier Roussel and Felix Vallotton. Bonnard painted simple urban life, his subject matter consistently being paintings of interiors, lit by oil lamp or sunlit fruit. He became so focused on colour throughout his career that he started to lose form in his paintings, this caused him later in his career to start painting nude scenes to maintain structure, but also incorporate colour. Bonnards definitely a master with colour, I like how his use with it embodies the subject matter and speaks much louder that the forms themselves. I appreciate and highly respect Bonnards work with colour, though his lack of form-being very impressionistic, isn’t my favourite, and I can’t say I’m a huge fan of his work.

Sources

Sutton, Denys. “Pierre Bonnard.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 23 Oct. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Bonnard.