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"Bonnard's Worlds is organized by the Kimbell Art Museum and by The Phillips Collection, which holds the most important group of Pierre Bonnard's paintings outside France. The exhibition was inspired by the Kimbell's 2018 acquisition of the painter's 'Le Cannet,' a stunning work that encompasses the artist himself, his recently purchased house, and the gorgeous vistas surrounding it - a very personal theme for a work that was made specifically for a patron's home. The personal nature of Bonnard's oeuvre as a whole forms the basis for this exhibition's examination of his "worlds" - central themes that repeat throughout his long career. The exhibition's selection and arrangement, as reflected in this book's catalogue entries, reveal these worlds in order of increasing intimacy, from expansive views of Paris or the countryside, to gardens and terraces, to indoor spaces with views through windows or open doors, to dining rooms and sitting rooms, into the private spaces of bedrooms and bathrooms, and, finally, into the artist's own mirror, reflecting his hauntingly personal self-portraits. Because the works in the catalogue are not grouped by date or geography, a chronology offers a biography of the painter, while three essays by distinguished scholars explore the places most essential to Bonnard's development - Paris, Normandy, and the South of France - and a fourth essay examines Bonnard's legacy through his critical reception in the United States. Bonnard's World's offers visitors and readers the opportunity to look closely at more than seventy works, brought together from across the world and placed in visually thought-provoking juxtapositions, to better understand how Bonnard portrayed his own worlds of experience in works of art." - Front jacket flap

Bonnard, Pierre, --- Painting --- Homes and haunts --- Self-portraits --- Painting, French

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The Phillips Collection, America's first museum of modern art, was founded in 1921 by Duncan Phillips (1886?1966), a Washington D.C. collector who played a vital role in introducing America to contemporary art. Unusually for his time, Phillips saw American artists as fully equal to their European counterparts, often hanging their works side by side. Moreover, Phillips chose to buy and exhibit works according to stylistic continuities and affinities, reflecting the visual connections between various artistic expressions, past and present. Master Paintings from The Phillips Collection offers a unique insight into the creation of one of the world?s greatest private collections of modern art. Featuring works by 85 artists, including major European artists Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Picasso, El Greco who was ?discovered? by Phillips, and celebrated American artists championed by Phillips: Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Milton Avery, and Augustus Vincent Tack, this volume aims to re-create what Duncan Phillips considered the ?life-enhancing? experience of seeing new or challenging forms of artistic expression in an intimate setting

Painting, Modern --- Painting --- Phillips Collection --- Phillips, Duncan --- easel paintings [paintings by form] --- Phillips Collection [Washington, D.C.]

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"Inspired by Paul Gauguin in the last decade of the nineteenth century, the Nabi painters saw themselves as prophets of a new art. While stylistically diverse, the group's members, including Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard as well as Maurice Denis, Félix, Vallotton, Aristide Maillol, Ker-Xavier Roussel, and Paul Ranson, shared a belief in art's intimate connection to everyday life. They worked across disciplines and media, experimenting with painting, ceramics, stained glass, textiles, theatrical sets and costumes, and more to break down the artificial barriers between the fine and decorative arts. The Nabis were also prolific printmakers, and their lithographs, poster designs, book illustrations, theater programs, and contributions to the literary journals, or 'little reviews,' that proliferated in Paris at the fin de siècle were a major part of their practice. This vibrantly illustrated book showcases rarely seen paintings, prints, and works of decorative art by these visionary artists, all from the holdings of Vicki and Roger Sant, dedicated collectors with a keen eye for exquisite examples of the Nabi aesthetic. Using the Sants' collection as a spring-board, leading scholars of European modernism have contributed texts exploring the relationship between Nabi art and intimacy, the role of the Nabi movement in formulating modernist art theory, the influence of Symbolist poetry and literature, and the Nabis' innovative printmaking techniques. Delving deep into their artistic philosophies, collaborations, and creative methods, the book offers rich insights into a transformative period in the international artistic avant-garde at the turn of the century. An extensive illustrated chronology recounts the overlapping lives and careers of the Nabis and their literary, artistic, and social contemporaries in Paris and beyond. This important and beautiful volume significantly enriches the understanding the Nabis' lasting contribution to the history of modern

Nabis (Group of artists) --- Art, French --- Nabis (Groupe d'artistes) --- Art français --- Sant, Vicki --- Sant, Roger W. --- Art collections --- Phillips Collection