New York Harry N. Abrams, Inc. n.d. HC B&W and color illustrations Very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) 160pp. ISBN 0810900416.

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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc, Date: 1969. Large hardback in near fine condition with fine condition dust jacket. Light spots on top edge of pages, otherwise fine.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 1969. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc ISBN 0810900416 9780810900417 [US]

Pierre Bonnard's work has slowly but irresistibly made its way to top ranking in art since Impressionism. His work is in no wise spectacular, and Bonnard himself can hardly be called an innovator. Yet, as the reproductions in this book show, his art offers something rare and precious, for it is painting for the sheer pleasure of painting, free of both the problems of the world and the problems of the artist. Bonnard painted sunlight and air. He painted warmth, comfort, and intimacy. In his profusion of interiors, the table is always laden with fruit; doors and windows are open, and the lush and heady landscapes flood the room with their inviting radiance. The ambiance is one of sensuous delight.Bonnard's early work shows him a keen and quick ob. server of Paris street life and of uncomplicated bourgeois pleasures. The commercialized amusements and the darker side of life he left to others. He was at this time associated with the Nabis, seeking to simplify painting after Impressionism and to introduce some degree of spirituality. Strongly influenced by Japanese prints, he was called "the very ultra-Japanese Nabi." But what he learned from the Japanese was soon merged with the Impressionist attitude toward color into a new and highly personal kind of painting. His themes became simple--and repetitive: scenes of family life, interiors and terraces, some portraits, still lifes, nudes in or out of the bath.The author of this book, André Fermigier, a leading French art critic ...

New York: Henry N. Abrams, Date: 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. 160pp. Iillustrated with 128 reprouctions with 49 in large full color. Small brown stain on foredge of endpapers, else near fine in a very good lightly soiled and rubbed dustwrapper. Library of Great Painters series. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1969. Henry N. Abrams ISBN 0810900416 9780810900417 [US]

The book is in very good condition; the dust jacket has rips along edges. Date: 1969. Harry N Abrams ISBN 0810900416 9780810900417 [US]

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Date: 1969. 128 illus. inc. 49 tipped colour plates.A beautiful clean copy. No inscriptions or fading.. 1st US Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Folio. 1969. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0810900416 9780810900417 [GB]

Harry N Abrams Inc, Date: 1969-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1969. Harry N Abrams Inc ISBN 0810900416 9780810900417 [US]