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Fascinating stories from Medieval times to the 1920's. Binding is tight. No writing. General wear on covers.

Pierre Bonnard's work has slowly but irresistibly made its way to top ranking in art since Impressionism. His work is in no wise spectacular, and Bonnard himself can hardly be called an innovator. Yet, as the reproductions in this book show, his art offers something rare and precious, for it is painting for the sheer pleasure of painting, free of both the problems of the world and the problems of the artist. Bonnard painted sunlight and air. He painted warmth, comfort, and intimacy. In his profusion of interiors, the table is always laden with fruit; doors and windows are open, and the lush and heady landscapes flood the room with their inviting radiance. The ambiance is one of sensuous delight.
Bonnard's early work shows him a keen and quick ob. server of Paris street life and of uncomplicated bourgeois pleasures. The commercialized amusements and the darker side of life he left to others. He was at this time associated with the Nabis, seeking to simplify painting after Impressionism and to introduce… Read More