Work Table
1926/1937
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oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 121.9 x 91.4 cm (48 x 36 in.) framed: 129.54 × 99.06 × 4.45 cm (51 × 39 × 1 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
2006.128.12
Art Historical Context
Pierre Bonnard's *Work Table* (1926/1937), an oil on canvas measuring 121.9 x 91.4 cm, captures the intimate charm of everyday domestic life, a hallmark of the French Post-Impressionist style. with the Symbolist-influenced Les Nabis group in his youth, Bonnard evolved into a master of luminous interiors by the interwar period. This painting, likely reworked over a decade—a common practice for Bonnard—evokes the quiet routines of his home, possibly featuring a sewing or artist's table cluttered with personal objects, rendered in his signature vibrant palette and patterned surfaces. Bonnard's t...
About the Artist
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) was a French painter and printmaker who became a leading figure in the Post-Impressionist movement and a founding member of Les Nabis. Born on October 3, 1867, in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, Bonnard initially studied law at his father's insistence, graduating and briefly practicing as a barrister in 1888. However, his true passion lay in art, and he had simultaneously at...