Artist: Pierre Bonnard (1867 - 1947)
Nationality: French
Movement: Les Nabis
Media: Painting
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Biography:
In 1888, Pierre Bonnard moved to Paris to study at the Academie Julien and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts along with Denis and Vuillard. Influenced by the colors of Gauguin, Bonnard founded the group Les Nabis, which literally means the prophets in Hebrew. Amidst the formation of abstraction, Bonnard kept to landscapes and interiors derived from his interest in Japanese prints. After coming across the work of Van Gogh and being moved by the passionate colors in his work, Bonnard founded the Salon d’Automne in 1903. He also admired the work of Les Fauves because of their bold colors and distortion.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Artist: Pierre Bonnard Title: Child in Lamplight Date: about 1897 Medium: color lithograph Dimensions: n/a
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Pierre Bonnard and Paul Verlaine and Ambroise Vollard Title: In a Parallel Way Date:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Pierre Bonnard Title: Dining Room in the Country Date: 1913 Medium: oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Before Dinner, 1924 Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947)Oil on canvas; 35 1/2 x 42 in. (90.2
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Pierre Bonnard and Longus Sophista and Ambroise Vuillard Title: The Pastorals, or Daphnis and
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Edouard Vuillard - Madame Bonnard 1895-1900 oil on cardboard National Gallery of Art French
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Pierre Bonnard Title: The Seine at Vernon Date: about 1929 Medium: graphite on white
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Parallèlement (1900) by BONNARD Pierre
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Vue du balcon sur la Seine (1911 vers) by BONNARD Pierre
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Pierre Bonnard Title: The Printmaker Date: 19th century - 20th century Medium: etching on
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PIERRE BONNARD (1867-1947) , PEINTRE (1911 vers) by LACOMBE Paul, LACOMBE Georges (dit)
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Pierre Bonnard Title: Farm Near Uziage Date: 1918 Medium: graphite on thin white wove
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Landscape by the Sea, Pierre Bonnard (France, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris), 1867-10-03 - 1947-01-27) , no date, Watercolor
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Le Pont du Carrousel à Paris, Pierre Bonnard (France, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris), 1867-10-03 - 1947-01-27) , circa 1903, Oil on canvas
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Pierre Bonnard Title: Promenade Date: 1895 Medium: color lithographs (four-panel folding screen) Dimensions: H.58-1/8
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Nude Drying Herself, Pierre Bonnard (France, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris), 1867-10-03 - 1947-01-27) , circa 1932, Pencil and gouache on paper, laid down
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Couverture de l’album d’estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard, Pierre Bonnard (France, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris), 1867-10-03 - 1947-01-27) , 1897, Color lithograph
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La Revue Blanche, Pierre Bonnard (France, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris), 1867-10-03 - 1947-01-27) , 1894, Lithograph in beige, pale ocher, and black
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France-Champagne, Pierre Bonnard (France, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris), 1867-10-03 - 1947-01-27) , 1889-1891, Lithograph in three colors: yellow, vermilion, and black
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’C’est bien fait. C’est bien fait...ca lui apprendra...’, Pierre Bonnard (France, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris), 1867-10-03 - 1947-01-27) , circa 1925, Etching
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Salon des Cent, Pierre Bonnard (France, Fontenay-aux-Roses (near Paris), 1867-10-03 - 1947-01-27) , 1896, Color lithograph in four colors: vermilion, beige, turquoise, and blackish brown
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Pierre Bonnard - The Cab Horse c. 1895 oil on wood National Gallery of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Letter c. 1906 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Bathroom 1932 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - Parallelement 1900 lithograh and woodcu The Museum of Modern Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - Two Bathers 19th century bronze Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Linen 1909 oil on paper laid do Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester French
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Pierre Bonnard - Bather on a Rock c. 1905 bronze Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Shore of St. Tropez 1932 pencil Arkansas Arts Center French
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Pierre Bonnard - Table Set in a Garden c. 1908 oil on paper mounted National Gallery of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - Standing Woman 1905 bronze Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Pierre Bonnard - Standing Nude c. 1905 bronze Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Road to Nantes 1929 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - Café Terrace 1898 oil on board Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Dessert, or After Dinner c. 1920 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Beach at St. Tropez 1934 oil on canvas Norton Museum of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Little Laundry Girl 1896 lithograph The Museum of Modern Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Seine at Vernonnet c. 1930 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Pierre Bonnard - Earthly Paradise 1916-20 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Pierre Bonnard - The Checkered Tablecloth 1939 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Pierre Bonnard La Toilette Dry point 1927
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Pierre Bonnard Landscape oil on canvas 19th - 20th century
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Pierre Bonnard La partie de cartes Lithograph 1895
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Pierre Bonnard Dans la rue Color lithograph 1900
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Terrace at Vernonnet, 1939 Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947)Oil on canvas; H. 58-1/4, W. 76-3/4
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Pierre Bonnard Le Graveur etching (restrike) 19th - 20th century
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Pierre Bonnard Le garde Municipal Lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Pierre Bonnard - Marthe Entering the Room 1942 gouache, pencil Arkansas Arts Center French
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Pierre Bonnard - Rodin and Chaste Suzanne 20th century bronze Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Pierre Bonnard - Dining Room in the Country 1913 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Pierre Bonnard - Le Pont du Carroussel a Paris c. 1903 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - Le Pont du Carroussel a Paris c. 1903 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard La Lithogrphie en couleurs Color lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Pierre Bonnard Femme assise dans sa bagnoire Color lithograph 1942
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Pierre Bonnard La Lithogrphie en couleurs Color lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Pierre Bonnard La Lithographie en couleurs Color lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Pierre Bonnard La Lithographie en couleurs Color lithograph 19th - 20th century
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Pierre Bonnard - View from the Artist's Studio 1945 oil on canvas Milwaukee Art Museum French
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Pierre Bonnard - Study for a Portrait of Vuillard c. 1910 oil on wood National Gallery of Art French
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Pierre Bonnard - Two Dogs in a Deserted Street c. 1894 oil on wood National Gallery of Art French

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (31)
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Van Gogh Museum: 800 prints by Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Vuillard and their contemporaries
The Vincent van Gogh Foundation already owns a small collection of prints assembled by Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo, which is on loan to the Museum. The addition of this extensive collection adds depth and direction to the print collectio...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Beyond the Easel: Decorative Painting by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel, 1890-1930
Influenced by the English Arts and Crafts Movement, the Rococo revival, and a growing interest in Japanese art, Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, and Roussel were incr...
Fundacao Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva: Bonnard, Degas, Vuillard: Photographs
Consciously or unconsciously, the setting of the image expresses the particular sensitivity of the photographer. That of Bonnard reveals purity in sensuality which never ceases to move us. That of Degas, a more sophisticated gaze, pursues the perm...
MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ART: Gauguin to Toulouse-Lautrec: French Prints of the 1890s
The style current among these artists in the nineties was typified by bold design, cursive lines, vibrant patterns and brilliant planes of flat colour - an approach absorbed from infl...
Appleton Museum of Art: 20th Century Masterworks from the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Toronto
Until now, this collection has not been available for loan during the 100-year history of the AGO. Following their exhibition at Appleton, these masterworks will return to Toronto and be re-installed in the AGO permanent collection galleries. The ...
Cleveland Museum of Art: Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19th-Century French Prints
In the 19th century, Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro continued to experiment with intaglio techniques but also used the new medium of lithography. Lithographs by Toulouse-Lautrec, Vuillard, and Bonnard from the 1890s — the great era of color lith...
Cincinnati Art Museum: European Masterpieces: Six Centuries of Paintings from the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
This exhibition, which make its world premiere at the CAM, will travel the United States while the
Frick Art and Historical Center: Post-Impressionist Prints: Paris in the 1890s
Late 19th-century Parisian painters experimented freely with new developments in printmaking and worked closely with skillful printmakers and publishers to produce some of the ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Very Private Collection: Janice H. Levin's Impressionist Pictures
A longtime supporter of the arts in New York, Janice Levin was an Honorary Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1993 until her death in 2001. A number of significant works from the collection have been bequeathed to American museums, inc...
Tate St. Ives: Patrick Heron: Garden Paintings
Heron was international in his outlook and in order to complement his exhibition a number of paintings by major figures of the modern movement will be displayed at Tate St Ives. These are the artists that he wrote about and include Mon...
National Gallery of Art: Prints Abound: Paris in the 1890s, from the Collections of Virginia and Ira Jackson and the National Gallery of Art
Bonnard's graphic works will be represented in depth, including his magnificent four-panel color-lithographic folding screen, Promenade des Nourrices, Frise des Fiacres (Nursemaids' ...
photo san francisco, Stephen Cohen Gallery: Kansas Plein air
Although these paintings are clearly representational, Grossman‚s brushstrokes stand out, capturing the method and consciousness of the artist at work. She will often spend an entire day or two in the hills observing her reactions to the envi...
Los Angeles County Museum: Post-Impressionist Prints: Paris in the 1890s
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art—LACMA—is pleased to present Post-Impressionist Prints: Paris in the 1890s. On loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this exhibition features 122 prints by 33 artists, including 22 lithographs by Toulouse-L...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Degas to Picasso: Painters, Sculptors and the Camera
Dating from roughly 1885 to 1915, the 364 paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs on view demonstrate the pervasive and diverse role of photography in the work and working processes of these significant artists. The works...
Richard Green: The Shape of Colour: Works by Patrick Heron
Throughout his career he remained devoted to French art and was particularly influenced by Georges Braque, Henri Matisse and Pierre Bonnard, while recognising the major significance of post-war American Abstract Expressionism. Throughout his care...
Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva: Derriere le Miroir: 35 Original Engravings from the Magazine 1946 to 1982
The magazine, itself designed as an art object sumptuously presented in a large (38 x 28 cm) format, is illustrated with original lithographs as well as a number of reproductions. Poets and writers like Aragon, Beckett, Char, Eluard, Prévert, Quen...
Priska C. Juschka Fine Art: Ryan Schneider: Today I am a Knife
While he draws upon inspirations such as Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse and Francis Bacon, the resulting compositions are entirely intuitive and genuinely subjective. In a unique and candid language, Schneider thus reflects the emotional imprints t...
Plains Art Museum: Toulouse-Lautrec: Artist from Montmartre
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was the consummate bohemian artist of Parisian nightlife, creating scenes that would later come to define the era and its famed cabaret, the Moulin Rouge. Considered one of the most innovative artists of the l...
City Gallery Wellington, 360-Michael Hirschfeld Gallery: John Drawbridge - Wide Open Interior
John Drawbridge has been a leading figure in New Zealand printmaking since his return from study in England and Europe in the mid-1960s. His paintings are less well known but equally impressive. Wide Open Interior is the first exhibition to p...
First Street Gallery: Improvisations On Site: Pastels - Nancy Balliett
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, Nancy Balliett has been painting for almost thirty years and has appeared in countless group and one-person shows. Her pictures are in many collections, private and public. She works in plein air in both pastels and oi...
Haus der Kunst: Masterpieces from Fra Angelico to Bonnard The Collection Dr. Gustav Rau
After the exhibition in Paris and Cologne, this priceless collection is now to be seen in its noticeably enlarged form in Haus der Kunst. A selection of 100 paintings demonstrates in an exemplary manner the development of European painting from th...
Metropolitan Museum: Painters in Paris: 1895–1950
Painters in Paris: 1895–1950, an exhibition of more than 100 paintings by many of the 20th ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Annenberg Collection of Impressionist and Postimpressionist Masterpieces
Philippe de Montebello, director of the Metropolitan Museum, stated: For six months out of each year, this extraordinary loan signi...
National Gallery: Fabric of Vision: Dress and Drapery in Painting
Artists bring dress and drapery to life, showing us how to see and feel it. In responding to contemporary fashion, they present to each age a compelling image of how clothes should be worn. The exhibition opens with a striking series of paired pai...
Akademie der Kuenste: SPACE. Sites for Art
“SPACE. Sites for Art” is a first attempt to reveal and discuss this situation in the current horizon of the arts and in their interdisciplinary philosophical and motific dimensions. In both of the Academy’s buildings, the exhibition investi...
Neuberger Museum of Art: Placing Avery
Milton Avery had a strong, “Connecticut Yankee” work ethic. He painted for 50 years, some times spending all day for weeks at a time at his easel, and sometimes creating as many as five or six paintings or studies in one day.  He’s been quoted as...
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College: From Manet to Picasso: Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Prints and Drawings
Prints and drawings ranging from the time of Edouard Manet in mid-century to the early Picasso at the end of the century comprise this survey of works by some of the most well known artists of the time. Impressionists in the exhibition include Ed...
Dayton Art Institute: The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse
The exhibition spans more than 100 years and includes such great masterpieces as Claude Monets Charing Cross Bridge (Reflections on the Thames) (1901-1904), oil on canvas; Edouard Manets The Café-Concert (1878-1879), oil on canvas; Edgar Degas...
Phillips Collection: Renoir to Rothko: The Eye of Duncan Phillips
Phillips’ early ambition was to be a critic. At the end, he had become one of the primary interpreters of modernism in the United States, as well as the collector of nearly 2,000 ...
National Gallery of Art: Most Comprehensive Exhibition Ever of Renowned French Artist Edouard Vuillard
The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, where it will be on view May 15 - August 24, 2003; the Réunion des musées nationaux/Musée d’Orsay, Paris, where it will be presented at the G...
Guggenheim Museum: GUGGENHEIM AND HERMITAGE MUSEUMS ANNOUNCE JOINT INITIATIVE AT THE VENETIAN IN LAS VEGAS
The Las Vegas cooperation between the Hermitage and the Guggenheim is one of the first concrete projects to result from a larger, long-term collaboration agreement between the Hermitage and the Guggenheim that was signed and an...

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