Bonnard's Worlds

A fascinating journey into Pierre Bonnards world and the inspiration behind his spatially arresting and intimate paintings Pierre Bonnards paintings are renowned for their unusual intimacy. Delving into the sensory realms of experience that fueled Bonnards practicefrom the most public to the most privatethis volume looks at the inspiration behind the artists work. Through the lens of more than 70 works, including many largely unknown examples from private collections in addition to celebrated paintings from museums around the world, scholarly essays transport the reader into Bonnards world and shed new light on the artists unique life circumstances. Governed neither by chronology nor geography, but by measures of intimacy, this study travels with Bonnard through the landscapes of Paris and Normandy, to the interior spaces of the artists dwellings, and deep into the artists thoughts. Distributed for the Kimbell Art Museum Exhibition Schedule: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (November 5, 2023January 28, 2024) The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (March 2June 2, 2024)