Pierre Bonnard Quotes

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It's not a matter of painting life. It's a matter of giving life to painting.

Pierre Bonnard

The painter's only solid ground is the palette and colors, but as soon as the colors achieve an illusion, they are no longer judged.

Pierre Bonnard

What attracted me was less art itself than the artist's life and all that it meant for me: the idea of creativity and freedom of expression and action. I had been attracted to painting and drawing for a long time, but it was not an irresistible passion; what I wanted, at all costs, was to escape the monotony of life.

Pierre Bonnard

It seemed to me that it was possible to translate light, forms, and character using nothing but color, without recourse to values.

Pierre Bonnard

What I am after is the first impression - I want to show all one sees on first entering the room - what my eye takes in at first glance.

Pierre Bonnard

One always talks of surrendering to nature. There is also such a thing as surrendering to the picture.

Pierre Bonnard

Pierre Bonnard

Pierre Bonnard

Born: October 3, 1867

Died: January 23, 1947 (aged 79)

Bio: Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis.

Known for:

Young Girl with Umbrella (1894)
Poster advertising France Champagne (1891)
Family (1893)

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