Bonnard Colour & Light
Nicholas Watkins(Author)
Tate Publishing
Published on 1. February 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-85437-256-7 (ISBN)
Description
Published to coincide with an exhibition of Pierre Bonnard's work at the Tate Gallery in London (12th February - 17th May 1998) and the Museum of Modern Art, New York (24th June - 29th September 1998), this is a concise illustrated survey of Bonnard's use of colour and light. It reviews his life and work, and sets out to show, through an analysis of key works, how his technique and working methods developed over 50 years. During his long career, Bonnard's subject matter remained focused on his wife, his homes and his self-portraits, but his approach to these subjects changed radically. At first he worked chiefly in tone, but gradually colour enriched his work, and finally light suffused it. The author argues that Bonnard was not a sentimental survivor of Impressionism, as he was often labelled, but a highly demanding formal artist who transformed light into an emotional atmosphere enveloping the surface within which objects exist.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From Eighth Grade to College Graduate Student, Interest Age: From 13 to 22 years
Illustrations
41 colour and 20 b&w illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index
ISBN-13
978-1-85437-256-7 (9781854372567)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 Shadowlands - interior darkness and private space. Part 2 Decorative colour: colour lithography; language of colour; palette, technique and working methods. Part 3 Alchemy of light: "nude against the light"; through the looking glass; the camera lucida.