National Gallery of Australia

Pierre Bonnard

Gloria Lynn Groom

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) was an influential French painter draughtsman, photographer, printmaker, illustrator and interior designer whose work continues to surprise and delight new generations of art lovers. This book brings together more than 110 paintings, drawings and lithographs from private and public collections. It focuses comprehensively on the evolution of Bonnard's career, from his early Nabis works of 1890-1900 through to his large decorations of 1905-1912 and his nudes, portraits and landscapes of the 1920s and 1930s--closing with his stunning works up to World War II.

Observing Nature

"Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a creative force above and beyond his legendary work as a painter. Surveying the full scope of his career-spanning experiments in different media and formats--clay, works on paper, wood, and paint, as well as furniture and decorative friezes--this volume delves into his enduring interest in craft and applied arts, reflecting on their significance to his creative process. Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist draws on extensive new research into the artist's working methods, presenting him as a consummate craftsman--one whose transmutations of the ordinary yielded new and remarkable forms. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book includes essays by an international team of scholars who offer a rich analysis of Gauguin's oeuvre beyond painting. By embracing other art forms, which offered fewer dominant models to guide his work, Gauguin freed himself from the burden of artistic precedent. In turn, these groundbreaking creative forays, especially in ceramics, gave new direction to his paintings. The authors' insightful emphasis on craftsmanship deepens our understanding of Gauguin's considerable achievements as a painter, draftsman, sculptor, ceramist, and printmaker within the history of modern art"--

Gloria Lynn Groom

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