the master of shimmering luminosity, who painted difficult paintings and yet made them lucid and accessible

  • Written by: Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
the master of shimmering luminosity, who painted difficult paintings and yet made them lucid and accessiblePierre Bonnard, French, 1867-1947, Coffee, 1915. Oil on canvas, 73.0 x 106.5 cm. Tate, London. Presented by Sir Michael Sadler through the NACF 1941. Photo © Tate

Pierre Bonnard, unlike his older contemporary, Paul Gauguin, never visited Australia, yet Bonnard’s influence on Australian art is pervasive and profound.

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