TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
You may remember that when I was writing a chapter following my visit to the Louis Vuitton Foundation recently, that a painting of Pierre Bonnard’s had impressed me. I decided to go and see the retrospective with Marielle.
Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) has always suggested naked women in bathroom scenes - and there are a lot of them. However, there are other subjects as well. The exhibition present a selection of works from every period of Bonnard’s career. There were nine sections which I will not be following but it is quite obvious that when one wanders through the different periods of his life, that he is cheerful and positive with a very colorful vision of what the world is all about. Landscapes, portraits, nudes and still life (which really still does not interest me very much) are full of hope. Sunset - the Croquet game - 1891 Lunch under a lamp - 1897 The Loge (like Toulouse Lautrec) 1908 Marthe and the white table cloth 1926 Pleasure Before