Art is at the rendezvous no. 17 - A look at a work by Pierre Bonnard

1925, Watercolor on paper, 49 x 31 cm,
Signature stamp at the bottom right
Marthe's health forced the couple to go regularly to Arcachon, Luxeuil or Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
It emanates from works created in the Arcachon Basin, where the painter gives free rein to his sensitivity, an intense freshness. He relentlessly pursues his research on color, but also on composition that is ever stronger and freer.
The daring close framing, as if by a cinematographic zoom, of this skilful composition with radiant chromatics illustrates a moment of happiness in the brilliant luminosity of summer.
Freedom and modernity emanate from this painting where the two young women with “garçonne” hairstyles succumbed to fashion, a symbol of their emancipation.
The fragility of Marthe's health encourages them to visit Arcachon, Luxeuil or Saint-Gervais-les-Bains regularly.
In Arcachon, the painter gives free kidneys to his artistic sensitivity and intense vibrancy. He is constantly looking to improve his palette and also to achieve an ever freer, stronger composition.
This daring, close up framing, like a cinematic zoom, offers a well thought composition, with radiant colors expressing a moment of happiness, captured in the dazzling brightness of the summer.
Modernity and freedom emanate from this painting where the two young ladies gave in to the new fashion 'à la boy', a sign of their emancipation.