Pierre Bonnard<br/>
<em>Dining area at Le Cannet</em> (<em>Coin de salle à manger au Cannet</em>) c. 1932<br/>
oil on canvas<br/>
81.0 × 90.0 cm<br/>
Musée d’Orsay, Paris<br/>
On deposit at Centre Pompidou, Paris<br/>
Acquired from the artist, 1933 (RF 1977 64)<br/>
Photo © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI

Members Exclusive Access Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi

Mon 21 Aug 23, 5.30pm–8pm

Pierre Bonnard<br/> <em>Dining area at Le Cannet</em> (<em>Coin de salle à manger au Cannet</em>) c. 1932<br/> oil on canvas<br/> 81.0 × 90.0 cm<br/> Musée d’Orsay, Paris<br/> On deposit at Centre Pompidou, Paris<br/> Acquired from the artist, 1933 (RF 1977 64)<br/> Photo © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI
Past program

NGV International

Exhibition space
Ground Level

Members and guests are invited to an exclusive after-hours viewing of Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi. 

A kaleidoscopic exhibition, Pierre Bonnard features more than 100 works by the celebrated French artist, spanning the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. Paintings, drawings, photographs, folding screens and early cinema will bring modern France to life with startling beauty and vivid colour. Developed in partnership with Musée d’Orsay, Paris, the exhibition is largely drawn from the museum’s impressive holdings of works by Bonnard alongside significant loans from other collections in France and beyond. 

For Pierre Bonnard, the NGV has commissioned award-winning architect and designer India Mahdavi to design the exhibition’s scenography. Described by The New Yorker as a ‘virtuoso of colour’ and ‘possessor of perfect chromatic pitch’, Mahdavi envelops Pierre Bonnard’s works in an environment that complements the artist’s distinct use of colour and texture, and the domestic intimacy for which his paintings are so renowned. 

Please note that this will be combined with a viewing of Rembrandt: True to life on the same evening. To purchase a ticket to view Rembrandt click here.

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