Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard (; 3 October 186723 January 1947) was a French
painter,
illustrator and
printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the
Post-Impressionist group of
avant-garde painters
Les Nabis, his early work was strongly influenced by the work of
Paul Gauguin, as well as the prints of
Hokusai and other Japanese artists. Bonnard was a leading figure in the transition from
Impressionism to
Modernism. He painted landscapes, urban scenes, portraits and intimate domestic scenes, where the backgrounds, colors and painting style usually took precedence over the subject.
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