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Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors

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Moira McLaughlin

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The Dessert, 1940

Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC on Tuesday.  Longtime Dog Art Today readers know Bonnard is one of my favorite painters.  I love his use of color, negative space, and his interest in Japanese art.  But most of all I love when his beloved brown Dachshund makes an appearance in his paintings.

I imagine the Met's exhibition of Bonnard's drawings, paintings, and watercolors from 1923-1947 filled with Doxie works I have never seen before like The Dessert (above).  It would be thrilling to see them in person, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen so I have been searching for new discoveries online.

I have yet to find a comprehensive review of the show, but Twitterer and recovering art director, David Ross, Tweets, "Late Bonnard at the Met equal to a walk on a sunny spring day. Quite a treat."   Sounds lovely.

If anyone goes and finds more dogs let me know.  I collected many of them here.  Read more about Bonnard's late interiors at ArtDaily.  Information at the Met's website.  The exhibit runs until April 19, 2009.

P.S.  Doesn't The Dessert remind you of this David Douglas Duncan photo of Picasso and Lump, the little brown Doxie at his master's elbow…

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4 responses to “Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors”

  1. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    Oh, my God. The painting and the photo are just fantastic. I LOVE them both. Thank you.

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  2. Kimberly Santini Avatar
    Kimberly Santini

    I visited this very Bonnard painting just a few weeks ago at the Detroit Institute of Art. It was part of a show that came from the Cleveland Museum – I’m not certain where it went from there (it came down two Fris ago), but sounds like to the Met! The surface of this piece is yummy – bits of raw canvas showing through, and luscious brushwork. You can trace the directional strokes by studying the ridges and patterning in the physical paint. It’s truly lovely, and was one of my favorites!!
    So nice to see it again unexpectedly!! Now I’m going to pull out the catalog and look at it some more……

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  3. Moira McLaughlin Avatar
    Moira McLaughlin

    Thanks for the more detailed description, Kimberly. Very cool. Let me know
    if you find more dogs in the catalog.
    Elizabeth ‹ you¹re welcome : )

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  4. Grace Avatar
    Grace

    That photo of Picasso and his dog just does not get old.

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