Le Prométhée mal enchaîné (Prometheus Illbound)

Pierre BonnardWW-1920-M018137

1920·Illustrated book with forty-six line block reproductions after drawings (including covers)·page (each): 9 7/16 × 7 3/8" (24 × 18.7 cm); overall: 9 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 1/2" (24.4 × 19.1 × 1.3 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1920
Medium: Illustrated book with forty-six line block reproductions after drawings (including covers)
Dimensions: page (each): 9 7/16 × 7 3/8" (24 × 18.7 cm); overall: 9 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 1/2" (24.4 × 19.1 × 1.3 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Pierre Bonnard

Artist

Pierre Bonnard

Painting

Pierre Bonnard was a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis, his early work was strongly influenced by the work of Paul Gauguin, as well as the prints of Hokusai and other Japanese artists. Bonnard was a leading figure in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism. He painted landscapes, urban scenes, portraits and intimate domestic scenes, where the backgrounds, colors and painting style usually took precedence over the subject.

Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

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