Pierre Bonnard and His Dogs (Amigos Forever, Band 4) - Hardcover

Gugan, Stphane

 
9782376661139: Pierre Bonnard and His Dogs (Amigos Forever, Band 4)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 2376661137 ISBN 13: 9782376661139
Verlag: Editions Norma, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Pierre Bonnard and His Dogs explores how the painter’s lifelong bond with his dogs shaped his art, revealing themes of intimacy, freedom, and the vitality of life.

Pierre Bonnard and His Dogs offers a fresh perspective on the painter’s work through the central place his dogs held within it. Present in his photographs, drawings, and paintings—from his Nabi beginnings to his final years in Le Cannet—they accompanied both his artistic journey and his private life. Drawing on rare sources, Stéphane Guégan shows how these companions shaped Bonnard’s vision: they animate his compositions, disrupt perspective, and bring movement, tenderness, and moral reflection.

The book traces this relationship from the joyful decorative scenes of his early years to the later works marked by solitude shared with Marthe. As the fourth title in the Amigos Forever series, it sheds new light on one of the most sensitive painters of the twentieth century and reveals how, through his dogs, Bonnard reflected on creation, freedom, and the vital connection uniting all living beings.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Stéphane Guégan is an art historian, essayist, and exhibition curator specializing in 19th- and early 20th-century art. He has published numerous works on Delacroix, Manet, Cézanne, and Bonnard, and regularly collaborates with major French museums and cultural institutions.

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Verlag
Editions Norma
Erscheinungsdatum
2026
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
2376661137
ISBN 13 
9782376661139
Einband
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Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
80
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