Madame Bonnard
1895-1900
Édouard Vuillard captures the matriarch of his best friend's family in this intimate, sketch-like portrait, inscribed in the corner as a personal gift 'to Bonnard.' As a founding member of the Nabis group—a Post-Impressionist avant-garde clique—Vuillard favored bold, flat shapes and expressive brushwork over strict realism. The large, flamboyant hat with its wild blue and black patterns dominates the composition, almost swallowing the subject's face, while the raw, unfinished edges of the support peek through the paint. It feels less like a formal sitting and more like a quick, affectionate glimpse into the domestic life that inspired so much of his work.
- Technique
- Oil painting
- Material
- Cardboard
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