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A Brush With, or Without, Greatness?
LONDON — In the first half of this century, while industrialization transformed the globe and Europe endured two world wars, Frenchman Pierre Bonnard passed a domestic and productive life in artistic isolation.
Working much of the time from his light-filled villa outside Cannes, he painted more than 2,000 works, 384 of them of Marthe, a mistress who became his wife and for decades was his model for intimate nudes.
Bonnard, born in 1867 in Paris, was a key transitional figure between the Impressionism of artists such as Monet and Cezanne and the Modernism of his contemporaries, Picasso and Matisse. As a bridge between two schools, Bonnard has always been an acknowledged master of color and light.
But was he a great artist? No, said Picasso. Yes, said Matisse.
Now, as ‘90s critics also disagree, here’s a chance to make up your own mind.
In London’s first extended look at Bonnard in 32 years, the Tate Gallery has assembled more than
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Bonnard, Pierre & Marthe
by Julian Wood
Year: 2023
Director: Marin Provost
Rated: MA
Release: 12 September 2024
Distributor: Palace Films
Running time: 123 minutes
Worth: $15.00
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Cast:
Vincent Macaigne, Cécile de France, Stacy Martin, Anouk Grinberg, André Marcon, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Intro:
… a classic French art movie (no pun intended), in which the beautiful scenery, costumes and food provide much of the obvious visual appeal.
The names of the French painters from the Impressionist period are well known, but often less so are the names of their wives and muses. Such is probably the case with Pierre Bonnard and his life-long partner Marthe. Director Martin Provost has visited this terrain before, bringing a gender-aware lens to a painters’ fame in his 2008 bio Seraphine. This film, however, inom
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Biography of Pierre Bonnard, French Post-Impressionist Painter
Pierre Bonnard (October 3, 1867–January 23, 1947) was a French painter who helped provide a bridge between impressionism and the abstraction explored by post-impressionists. He is known for the bold colors in his work and a fondness for painting elements of everyday life.
Fast Facts: Pierre Bonnard
- Occupation: Painter
- Born: October 3, 1867 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
- Parents: Élisabeth Mertzdorff and Eugène Bonnard,
- Died: January 23, 1947 in Le Cannet, France
- Education: Academie Julian, Ecole des Beaux-Arts
- Artistic Movement: Post-Impressionism
- Mediums: Painting, sculpture, fabric and furniture design, stained glass, illustrations
- Selected Works: "France Champagne" (1891), "Open Window Toward the Seine" (1911), "Le Petit Dejeuner" (1936)
- Spouse: Marthe de Meligny
- Notable Quote: "A painting that is well composed is half finished."