This is how the KUNSTMUSEUM announced in 2019 their new gift to the museum by Pierre Bonnard.
With gratefulness and pride, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag presents its latest acquisition in a small exhibition: the painting Panier de fruits sur le buffet (Fruit basket on the sideboard) by French artist Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947). This spring, a private collector donated this still life from 1924 to the museum.
The Nabis
Bonnard was one of the leaders of the Les Nabis (The Prophets) in the late 19th century, a group of young artists in Paris who believed that the visible world was a manifestation of an even more important invisible world. Intimate and spiritual experiences and feelings formed the basis of their work. Bonnard became one of the most important colorists of the 20th century, inspiring new generations of artists to fully utilize the power of color.
Panier de fruits sur le buffet is displayed at the Gemeentemuseum in the context of the existing collection of works on paper by Bonnard’s friends from the French artists’ group Les Nabis, such as Paul Gauguin, Maurice Denis, Édouard Vuillard, Félix Vallotton, and Paul-Élie Ranson. This collection was built by the museum in the 1920s. In 2006, the museum also acquired a drawing by Bonnard depicting his wife Marthe in the bath. This drawing, along with the donated painting, is being displayed for the first time.
www.ftn-books.com has several titles on Bonnard now available. Including the invitation/announcement on the new Bonnard acquisition.
