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Artist:
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Pierre Bonnard
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Title:
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Dining Room in the Country
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Date:
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1913
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Medium:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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64 3/4 x 81 in. (164.47 x 205.74 cm) (canvas)
63 1/2 x 80 1/8 in. (161.29 x 203.52 cm) (sight)
73 1/2 x 91 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (186.69 x 232.41 x 11.43 cm) (outer frame)
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 355
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In 1912, Pierre Bonnard bought a country house called Ma Roulotte ("My Caravan") at Vernonnet, a small town on the Seine. This painting shows the dining room there, with cats perching on the chairs and Marthe de Méligny, the artist's wife, leaning on the windowsill. Bonnard, who considered himself "the last of the Impressionists," emphasized the expressive qualities of bright colors and loose brushstrokes in this picture. He united the interior with the exterior through the open window and door, and linked the forms by bathing them in related hues. Unlike the Impressionists, however, Bonnard painted entirely from memory. And like the Symbolists, he wanted his works to reflect his subjective response to the subject.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Bonnard, Pierre
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1867-1947
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature and Date LR: [Bonnard 1913]
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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Interior of the house
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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54.15
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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