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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Bonnard

https://www.wikiart.org/en/pierre-bonnard

Have any of you seen Pierre Bonnard's works?

The recent art book from my library I finished was about Pierre Bonnard. It was a rather big one and so it took me a bit longer to finish than the others. He was born in 1867 and passed away in 1947, living to be 79. He was a founding member of the post impressionist group.

What I noticed and what the book talked about a good deal was his detailed backgrounds. With colors and textures they stood out in an unusual way. Pierre was inspired by Japanese art and having now seen some of his paintings in the similar style I feel it worked well for him. Some of his paintings felt pretty expressive with his somewhat flowing style of clothing, hairstyles, poses and facial expressions. Pierre seemed to have liked painting with his friends and family during dining or lounging or
I liked what the book shared with me but looking online at his other works has been a good experience as well.

https://www.wikiart.org/en/raoul-dufy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raoul_Dufy

I've been checking out more and more books around my local library and found some beautiful art books that haven't been checked out in quite a long time. And some of them are about artists I've never heard of. When I was a kid/teen in school I didn't care much for learning about artists and felt like they always covered the same ones year after year. So one of my personal goals is to read one of these books a month and learn about a new artist. There are at least a dozen! I have a list as a bookmark I will be checking off as I read them!

The fist book is about Raoul Dufy, a French painter who was a part of the fauvist movement. He was born June 3rd 1877. His paintings are colorful and so far (I'm about halfway done with the book) I love his use of shapes and textures. He lived to be 75. Raoul was involved with drawings, paintings, printmaking, furniture design as well as book illustrations. From what I read he had some good contacts in the art field. From reading about his paintings and his life it's been refreshing. The book has some beautiful color prints of his art, in full detail.
From the art museums I've been to I don't recall seeing his art. But I've been to quite a few over the years. I will try to keep an eye out for his works now that I am more familiar with them.

Do any of you know of this artist?