EXHIBITION: BONNARD AND JAPAN

Hôtel de Caumont-Centre d’art – Aix-en-Provence

From April 30th to October 6th, 2024

OPEN TICKET -  Visit between 10am to 7pm

Nu gris de profil ©akg-images/Conversation provençale © akg-images / Erich Lessing/L’Amandier en fleurs ©Musée Bonnard Le Cannet

The Hôtel de Caumont-Centre d'art presents the work of the artist Pierre Bonnard.

In this exhibition, you can (re) discover Bonnard's works, a selection of Japanese prints from the prestigious Leskowicz collection, and see for yourself how Bonnard's style was influenced to the very end by Japanese concepts and aesthetics. Very early on, Japan set Bonnard on the path of colour, light, the instantaneous and the expression of ephemeral feelings.

This is the first time that an exhibition has been devoted to this subject, offering a look at the way in which Bonnard fused Japanese aesthetics into his representation of space, time and movement. This approach led to the creation of innovative works that departed from naturalism and impressionism.