Contributions

  • Elderfield, John. - Contributor
  • Tate Gallery. - Contributor
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) - Contributor

Publication

1998 - Harry N. Abrams, New York, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

67,250 words, Guess

Page Count

269 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL695722M
  • ISBN-100810940213
  • OCLC Control Number37884797
  • Library of Congress Control Number97043182
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  • LibraryThing10765

Classifications

  • DDC759.4
  • LCCND553.B65 W45 1998

Description

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) is among the most enigmatic of the great masters of twentieth-century painting. In this book, Sarah Whitfield and John Elderfield bring a new understanding to his deeply serious, complex paintings. Published to accompany a major retrospective exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London, and at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Bonnard features two important essays based on much fresh research. Sarah Whitfield, curator of the exhibition, discusses the legacy of the Symbolism of Bonnard's early years and the way in which his acceptance of nature's surrender to time finds expression in the grand elegiac paintings of the later period. John Elderfield, curator of the exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, writes about Bonnard's awareness of the complexities of visual perception, and how crucial an understanding of this is to fully comprehending his stature as a painter.

Subjects

Topics

New York Times reviewedBonnard, pierre, 1867-1947Criticism and interpretationBonnard, Pierre, 1867-1947 -- Criticism and interpretation

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