FO198900001000_950814_001T, 1995/08/14撮影, Public Domain

Child and Cats

Title	Child and Cats
Artist	ピエール・ボナール　Pierre BONNARD
Date	ca. 1906
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	62.5×45.5
Classification	Paintings
Accession Number	FO198900001000
Summary	Here a soft light enters a room where a small girl holding a cat waits for dinner. The white table, the girl, and the cat work together harmoniously, forming a stable pyramidal form which stands out form the background. An even firmer structure is given to the pictorial surface by two strong horizontal lines which work against the vertical movement created by the girl and the bottle placed on the table. The vantage point is fairly high, and the fruit at lower right is partially cut off to create a sense of intimacy. The snapshot-like perception displayed here was learned form “ukiyo-e.” A rich texture is created by the vigorous brushwork, and accents of bright color distributed among the calmer colors bring the picture together in a satisfying way. This is a work which demonstrates Bonnard's brilliant skills as an Initimist who raised familiar scenes to the level of art.

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Native place	Fontenay-aux-Roses, FRA
Birth	1867
Dead place	Le Cannet, FRA
Died	1947
Biography	Bonnard was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses near Paris. After studying the classics at “lycée”, he entered law school. At the same time he took classes at the Ecole des Beaux- Arts and the Académie Julian, where he met the artists who would come to be known as the Nabis. In the 1890s he absorbed the bold, decorative, flat formal vocabulary of “ukiyo-e” and did very accomplished graphic work. At the turn of the century he began experimenting with Impressionist techniques in oil painting. In 1912 he purchased a home "Ma Roulotte" in northern France from which he traveled back and forth to his villa in southern France each year. In his late career, he took an even greater interest in color and form as such. The paintings of his later years, inspired by the pastoral landscapes of sunny southern France, achieve an extreme intensity of light and color. He died in Le Cannet in southern France.

Child and Cats

Pierre BONNARD