Bonnard and the Nordic
Lilac summers, apricot-yellow rooms, azure seas. Idylls in which time seems eternal. This spring's major exhibition introduces you to Pierre Bonnard, an early 20th-century French artist who created his own colourful universe as the world around him was on fire. You also get to met several Nordic artists who were inspired by Bonnard's enigmatic and unique paintings.
Pierre Bonnard (1867鈥1947) was one of the twentieth century鈥檚 most influential artists. In iridescent images, he captured the world around him: his home, family, garden, bustling streets, and the view on the ocean from his window. His paintings are more than shimmering idylls, though. They also contain puzzlingly ambiguous details that can be interpreted in multiple ways against the backdrop of the era鈥檚 disquiet and war.
The exhibition Bonnard and the Nordics offers new perspectives on Pierre Bonnard鈥檚 life and work. You get to accompany the Frenchman from his debut as a poster artist who depicted modern life in Paris in the late 1800s, to his years painting vibrant and intimate interpretations of daily life and the landscape in the southeast of France, in Normandy, and on the French Riviera, where Bonnard spent the last two decades of his life. Bonnard lived from 1867 to 1947 and is often seen as an artist who charted his own course, unaffected by the many -isms of modern art.
Pierre Bonnard鈥檚 life partner Marthe makes regular appearances in the artist鈥檚 work. The exhibition introduces Marthe Bonnard as an individual and highlights her impact on Bonnard鈥檚 creative endeavours. Visitors get to admire several of her own, rare works 鈥 signed 鈥楳arthe Solange鈥.
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Lilac summers, apricot-yellow rooms, azure seas. Idylls in which time seems eternal. This spring's major exhibition introduces you to Pierre Bonnard, an early 20th-century French artist who created his own colourful universe as the world around him was on fire. You also get to met several Nordic artists who were inspired by Bonnard's enigmatic and unique paintings.
Pierre Bonnard (1867鈥1947) was one of the twentieth century鈥檚 most influential artists. In iridescent images, he captured the world around him: his home, family, garden, bustling streets, and the view on the ocean from his window. His paintings are more than shimmering idylls, though. They also contain puzzlingly ambiguous details that can be interpreted in multiple ways against the backdrop of the era鈥檚 disquiet and war.
The exhibition Bonnard and the Nordics offers new perspectives on Pierre Bonnard鈥檚 life and work. You get to accompany the Frenchman from his debut as a poster artist who depicted modern life in Paris in the late 1800s, to his years painting vibrant and intimate interpretations of daily life and the landscape in the southeast of France, in Normandy, and on the French Riviera, where Bonnard spent the last two decades of his life. Bonnard lived from 1867 to 1947 and is often seen as an artist who charted his own course, unaffected by the many -isms of modern art.
Pierre Bonnard鈥檚 life partner Marthe makes regular appearances in the artist鈥檚 work. The exhibition introduces Marthe Bonnard as an individual and highlights her impact on Bonnard鈥檚 creative endeavours. Visitors get to admire several of her own, rare works 鈥 signed 鈥楳arthe Solange鈥.
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