{"product_id":"1931-photogravure-breakfast-portrait-children-food-dinning-room-pierre-bonnard-169203-xat8-028","title":"1931 Photogravure Breakfast Portrait Children Food Dinning Room Pierre XAT8","description":"This is an original 1931 black and white photogravure of \"Breakfast.\"\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 80+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +. Light aging throughout. No creases. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. Please note: There is printing on the verso.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Original Photogravure; Black \/ White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrade:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Fine +\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Approximately 5 x 5.5 inches; 13 x 14 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/b\u003e Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w\/ Full Provenance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProtection:\u003c\/b\u003e Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis piece was illustrated by Bonnard, Pierre. Artist signature in print - bottom left of image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonnard was born on 3 October 1867 at Frontenay-aux-Roses, Seine.  Bonnard studied law, but gave up his career as a registrar for painting.  At the Academie Julian, he made the acquaitance of Vuillard, Roussel and Serusier, and became a member of the \"Nabis\" group (a group of Post-Impressionist avant-garde artists setting the pace of both fine arts and graphic arts in France during the 1890s).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nHis work is varied, and includes portraiture, landscape, decoration, painting, lithography and book-illustration.  His palette was initially light in tone, evoking Japanese Art (1890), becoming darker, warmer, and more glowing (Parisian life and domestic scenes, 1895-1905), before again returning to a subtle tone.  During this time, Bonnard was frequently outside Paris during the warmer months, spending time at Montval near Marly-le-Roi, then Vernouillet, Triel, and Vernon.  The warmth and sunlight of these areas began to influence his palette, and beginning around 1910, his work became full of the strong sunlight of the South of France.  Around 1915, Bonnard's work became more compact and constructive in use of form, while his color palette became even more vibrant and intense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nBonnard did not paint from life, instead photographing his subjects and making notes about color and light.  Upon return to his studio, Bonnard would refer to these photographs and notes when completing his work.  In 1938, the Art Institute of Chicago held a major exhibition of Bonnard's work (as well as the work of Vuillard).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nBonnard completed his final painting \"The Almond Tree in Blossom\" a week before his death on 23 January 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e  Following his death, a posthumous retrospective of Bonnard's work was exhibited by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (1948).  The exhibition was originally intended to be a celebration of Bonnard's eightieth birthday.\n\u003cp\u003e\nTwo major exhibitions of Bonnard's work were displayed in 1998 at the Tate Gallery in London and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeywords specific to this image: Table, Historic, Post Impressionism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXAT8C31 zz10000\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Period Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33575160913,"sku":"169203_XAT8_028","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/8371\/products\/XAT8_028_19333f68-f4c8-4cf0-b506-40f71418a375.jpg?v=1571710593","url":"https:\/\/www.periodpaper.com\/products\/1931-photogravure-breakfast-portrait-children-food-dinning-room-pierre-bonnard-169203-xat8-028","provider":"Period Paper Historic Art LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}