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Pierre Bonnard

France, 1867–1947

Pierre Bonnard was a French painter, illustrator, and printmaker known for his decorative style and bold use of color. He was a founding member of the Post-Impressionist group Les Nabis and was influenced by Paul Gauguin and Japanese ukiyo-e prints. Bonnard's work includes landscapes, urban scenes, portraits, and domestic subjects, emphasizing background and color. He played a significant role in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism.

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Musée des impressionnismes Giverny to Present ‘Bonnard - Vuillard. Abolir le hasard’ Image: Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), Enfant mangeant des cerises (détail), 1895, Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, Collection, D.1773. National Gallery of Ireland Collection. Presented, in memory of May Guinness, 1982, NGI.4356. Photo © National Gallery of Ireland; Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940), La Soupe d’Annette (détail), 1900-1901, Paris, musée national d’Art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, en dépôt au musée de l’Annonciade, Saint-Tropez, AM 3842 P. Photo © F. Joncour
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Musée des impressionnismes Giverny to Present ‘Bonnard - Vuillard. Abolir le hasard’

Musée des impressionnismes Giverny will present ‘Bonnard - Vuillard. Abolir le hasard’ from 26 March to 4 July 2027.

Read full story Giverny · 3 Sept 2026 [REPORT]
Jean Planque collection to return to Musée Jenisch Vevey in November Image: Pablo Picasso, Buste de femme endormie, 1970, crayons de couleur et pastel sur carton rainé au centre, collé sur un support de carton. © Succession Picasso / 2025, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photographie : Alberto Ricci, Paris. Musée Jenisch, Vevey
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Jean Planque collection to return to Musée Jenisch Vevey in November

The Jean Planque Collection will return to Musée Jenisch Vevey this autumn for a museum-wide presentation bringing together works associated with some of the defining names cited in the collection’s holdings, including Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Pierre Bonnard and Paul Klee.

Read full story Vevey · 26 Aug 2026 [REPORT]
Blanton Museum to Present European Avant-Garde Works from the Robertson Foundation Image: Claude Monet, La Seine à Argenteuil, 1877, oil on canvas, Robertson Foundation, in honor of Julian and Josie Robertson. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin
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Blanton Museum to Present European Avant-Garde Works from the Robertson Foundation

The Blanton Museum of Art in Austin will present ‘The European Avant-Garde: From Impressionism to Cubism,’ a three-year installation of 14 works from the collection of Julian and Josie Robertson.

Read full story Austin · 24 Aug 2026 [REPORT]

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