Balthus, Bazaine, Rothko - Bonnard's Children

Catalogue of the exhibition "Balthus, Bazaine, Rothko: Bonnard’s Children", presented at the Bonnard Museum, Le Cannet (30 October 2021 – 30 January 2022).

Dedicated to the artistic legacy of Pierre Bonnard, this catalogue highlights the unbroken continuity he has established with contemporary painters.

Bonnard is not merely ‘the Japanese-influenced Nabi’ but also a painter who succeeded in breaking new ground, introducing a fresh interpretation of modernity through nature at the heart of his artistic process.

Since his death in 1947, his reputation has had its ups and downs, as his work—unclassifiable and unique for its time—has always been a subject of debate. It is neither avant-garde nor backward-looking; it belongs to another time, that of the long duration which marks the origin of this fertile pictorial approach that, through its attachment to reality, reconnects the threads of memory, meaning and life.

Thus, alongside Bonnard’s works, this catalogue features pieces by Geneviève Asse, Balthus, Bardone, Bazaine, Bioulès, Blanche, Frydman, Kimura, Lesieur, Mangú Quesada, Marchand, Rothko, Segal, Truphémus and Vieira da Silva.