![Portrait of Pierre Bonnard](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/bonnard000.jpg)
Pierre Bonnard Painting Reproductions 1 of 3
1867-1947
French Nabi Painter
Pierre Bonnard (October 3, 1867 - January 23, 1947) was a French painter and printmaker, a founding member of Les Nabis.
Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses. He led a happy and careless youth as the son of a prominent official of the French Ministry of War. At the insistence of his father, Bonnard studied law, graduating and practising as a barrister briefly. However, he had also attended art classes on the side, and soon decided to become an artist.
In 1891 he met Toulouse-Lautrec and began showing his work at the annual exhibition of the Societe des Artistes Independants. His first show was at the Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1896.
In his twenties he was a part of Les Nabis, a group of young artists committed to creating work of symbolic and spiritual nature. Other Nabis include Edouard Vuillard and Maurice Denis. He left Paris in 1910 for the south of France.
Bonnard is known for his intense use of color, especially via areas built with small brushmarks and close values. His often complex compositions typically of sunlit interiors of rooms and gardens populated with friends and family members are both narrative and autobiographical. His wife Marthe was an ever-present subject over the course of several decades. She is seen seated at the kitchen table, with the remnants of a meal; or nude, as in a series of paintings where she reclines in the bathtub. He also painted several self-portraits, landscapes, and many still lifes which usually depict flowers and fruit.
Bonnard did not paint from life but rather drew his subject sometimes photographing it as well and made notes on the colors. He then painted the canvas in his studio from his notes.
In 1938 there was a major exhibition of his work along with Vuillard's at the Art Institute of Chicago. He finished his last painting, The Almond Tree in Flower, a week before his death in Le Cannet, on the French Riviera, in 1947. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City organized a posthumous retrospective of Bonnard's work in 1948, although originally it was meant to be a celebration of the artist's eightieth birthday.
Two major exhibitions of Bonnard's work took place in 1998: February through May at the Tate Gallery in London, and from June through October at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses. He led a happy and careless youth as the son of a prominent official of the French Ministry of War. At the insistence of his father, Bonnard studied law, graduating and practising as a barrister briefly. However, he had also attended art classes on the side, and soon decided to become an artist.
In 1891 he met Toulouse-Lautrec and began showing his work at the annual exhibition of the Societe des Artistes Independants. His first show was at the Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1896.
In his twenties he was a part of Les Nabis, a group of young artists committed to creating work of symbolic and spiritual nature. Other Nabis include Edouard Vuillard and Maurice Denis. He left Paris in 1910 for the south of France.
Bonnard is known for his intense use of color, especially via areas built with small brushmarks and close values. His often complex compositions typically of sunlit interiors of rooms and gardens populated with friends and family members are both narrative and autobiographical. His wife Marthe was an ever-present subject over the course of several decades. She is seen seated at the kitchen table, with the remnants of a meal; or nude, as in a series of paintings where she reclines in the bathtub. He also painted several self-portraits, landscapes, and many still lifes which usually depict flowers and fruit.
Bonnard did not paint from life but rather drew his subject sometimes photographing it as well and made notes on the colors. He then painted the canvas in his studio from his notes.
In 1938 there was a major exhibition of his work along with Vuillard's at the Art Institute of Chicago. He finished his last painting, The Almond Tree in Flower, a week before his death in Le Cannet, on the French Riviera, in 1947. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City organized a posthumous retrospective of Bonnard's work in 1948, although originally it was meant to be a celebration of the artist's eightieth birthday.
Two major exhibitions of Bonnard's work took place in 1998: February through May at the Tate Gallery in London, and from June through October at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
58 Pierre Bonnard Paintings
![Morning in Paris, 1911 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard001.jpg)
Morning in Paris 1911
Oil Painting
$670
$670
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BON-3613
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 76.5 x 122 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 76.5 x 122 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![A Dish and a Basket of Fruit, 1944 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard002.jpg)
A Dish and a Basket of Fruit 1944
Oil Painting
$397
$397
SKU: BON-3614
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![The Small Window (La Petite fenetre), 1946 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard003.jpg)
The Small Window (La Petite fenetre) 1946
Oil Painting
$407
$407
SKU: BON-3615
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Door Opening onto the Garden, 1924 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard004.jpg)
Door Opening onto the Garden 1924
Oil Painting
$717
$717
SKU: BON-3616
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Standing Nude, 1920 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard005.jpg)
Standing Nude 1920
Oil Painting
$634
$634
SKU: BON-3617
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
![Landscape, n.d. by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard006.jpg)
Landscape n.d.
Oil Painting
$385
$385
SKU: BON-3618
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
![Evening in Paris, 1911 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard007.jpg)
Evening in Paris 1911
Oil Painting
$727
$727
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BON-3619
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 76 x 121 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 76 x 121 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![Train and Bardes (Landscape with a Goods Train), 1909 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard008.jpg)
Train and Bardes (Landscape with a Goods Train) 1909
Oil Painting
$670
$670
SKU: BON-3620
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![Early Spring. Little Fauns, 1909 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard009.jpg)
Early Spring. Little Fauns 1909
Oil Painting
$779
$779
Canvas Print
$61.90
$61.90
SKU: BON-3621
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 102.5 x 125 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 102.5 x 125 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![Behind the Fence, 1895 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard010.jpg)
Behind the Fence 1895
Oil Painting
$248
$248
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BON-3622
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 31 x 35 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 31 x 35 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![Dauphine Landscape, c.1899 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard011.jpg)
Dauphine Landscape c.1899
Oil Painting
$418
$418
SKU: BON-3623
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 45.5 x 56 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 45.5 x 56 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![Two Dogs in a Deserted Street, c.1894 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard012.jpg)
Two Dogs in a Deserted Street c.1894
Oil Painting
$193
$193
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BON-3624
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 35 x 27 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 35 x 27 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
![Table Set in a Garden, c.1908 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard013.jpg)
Table Set in a Garden c.1908
Oil Painting
$431
$431
Canvas Print
$57.90
$57.90
SKU: BON-3625
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
![The Letter, c.1906 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard014.jpg)
The Letter c.1906
Oil Painting
$509
$509
Canvas Print
$65.49
$65.49
SKU: BON-3626
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 55 x 47.5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 55 x 47.5 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
![The Bathroom Mirror, 1908 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard015.jpg)
The Bathroom Mirror 1908
Oil Painting
$661
$661
Canvas Print
$60.10
$60.10
SKU: BON-3627
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 120 x 97 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 120 x 97 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
![Summer, the Dance, c.1912 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard016.jpg)
Summer, the Dance c.1912
Oil Painting
$791
$791
Canvas Print
$60.10
$60.10
SKU: BON-3628
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 202 x 254 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 202 x 254 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
![Summer in Normandy, c.1912 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard017.jpg)
Summer in Normandy c.1912
Oil Painting
$670
$670
Canvas Print
$67.42
$67.42
SKU: BON-3629
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 114 x 128 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 114 x 128 cm
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia
![Stairs in the Artist's Garden, c.1942/44 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard018.jpg)
Stairs in the Artist's Garden c.1942/44
Oil Painting
$482
$482
SKU: BON-3630
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
![Bouquet of Flowers, c.1926 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard019.jpg)
Bouquet of Flowers c.1926
Oil Painting
$407
$407
Canvas Print
$50.46
$50.46
SKU: BON-3631
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 70.2 x 47 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 70.2 x 47 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
![The Mediterranean. Triptych - Left Part, 1911 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard020.jpg)
The Mediterranean. Triptych - Left Part 1911
Oil Painting
$548
$548
SKU: BON-3632
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![The Mediterranean. Triptych - Central Part, 1911 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard021.jpg)
The Mediterranean. Triptych - Central Part 1911
Oil Painting
$548
$548
SKU: BON-3633
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![The Mediterranean. Triptych - Right Part, 1911 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard022.jpg)
The Mediterranean. Triptych - Right Part 1911
Oil Painting
$548
$548
SKU: BON-3634
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
![The Coffee Mill, 1930 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard023.jpg)
The Coffee Mill 1930
Oil Painting
$418
$418
SKU: BON-3639
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Kunstmuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: unknown
Kunstmuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland
![Women with Dog, 1891 by Pierre Bonnard | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Pierre_Bonnard/paintings-lg/bonnard024.jpg)
Women with Dog 1891
Oil Painting
$361
$361
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: BON-4433
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 41 x 32.5 cm
The Clark Art Institute, Massachusetts, USA
Pierre Bonnard
Original Size: 41 x 32.5 cm
The Clark Art Institute, Massachusetts, USA