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The simple setting, the powerful but constantly fixed eye on an elsewhere that only he can see, the natural withdrawal of Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) will have long shielded the extraordinary vitality of his work.
Yet his research with the Nabis group, his participation in La Revue blanche, ...
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The simple setting, the powerful but constantly fixed eye on an elsewhere that only he can see, the natural withdrawal of Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) will have long shielded the extraordinary vitality of his work.
Yet his research with the Nabis group, his participation in La Revue blanche, his street scenes, his portraits and nudes, his landscapes of maturity, or his Arcadian compositions all contribute to the same movement of intelligence where the quiet force of evidence is imposed.
By commenting on 48 masterpieces, Guy Cogeval, art historian and president of the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée de l'Orangerie, introduces us to a painting of the utmost importance in this century.
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