Pierre Bonnard

<p>Pierre Bonnard (French: [pjɛʁ bɔnaʁ]; 3 October 1867 – 23 January 1947) was a French <a href="/facts/Painting/ygQ47K3b">painter</a>, <a href="/facts/Illustrator/6c7vjXyA">illustrator</a> and <a href="/facts/Printmaking/9maDzuae">printmaker</a>, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the <a href="/facts/Post-Impressionism/18PBYXzn">Post-Impressionist</a> group of <a href="/facts/Avant-garde/6ofnXfo4">avant-garde</a> painters <a href="/facts/Les_Nabis/dwb3P0Iv">Les Nabis</a>, his early work was strongly influenced by the work of <a href="/facts/Paul_Gauguin/lGVLVfpr">Paul Gauguin</a>, as well as the prints of <a href="/facts/Hokusai/Twt9S9YW">Hokusai</a> and other Japanese artists. Bonnard was a leading figure in the transition from <a href="/facts/Impressionism/dc54l9eS">Impressionism</a> to <a href="/facts/Modernism/AfPDL45X">Modernism</a>. He painted landscapes, urban scenes, portraits and intimate domestic scenes, where the backgrounds, colors and painting style usually took precedence over the subject.
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Pierre Bonnard