Frontispiece from Der Schlecht Gefesselte Prometheus (Prometheus Illbound), Pierre Bonnard, 1919 (reproduced drawings executed 1908–09)
Pierre Bonnard, portraitPierre BonnardFrench, 1867–1947

Frontispiece from Der Schlecht Gefesselte Prometheus (Prometheus Illbound)

1919 (reproduced drawings executed 1908–09) · Illustrated Book

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In the life of Pierre Bonnard

The whole life
  1. 1906

    Solo Exhibition at Bernheim-Jeune

    Following his series of nudes and portraits of 1905, Bonnard held a solo exhibition at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery.

  2. 1908

    Illustrations for a Book by Octave Mirbeau

    In 1908 Bonnard illustrated a book by Octave Mirbeau and made his first extended stay in the south of France.

  3. June 1909

    Visiting Manguin in Saint-Tropez

    In June 1909 Bonnard stayed with the painter Manguin at the Villa Demière in Saint-Tropez; View of Saint-Tropez, or The Alley, painted there, later formed the basis of the central panel of the Morozov triptych.

  4. January 1910

    Morozov's Commission for the Mediterranean Triptych

    In January 1910 Ivan Morozov, through the Bernheim-Jeune gallery, commissioned from Bonnard a large triptych for the staircase of his Moscow mansion on Prechistenka Street.

  5. March 1910

    Solo Exhibition at Bernheim-Jeune

    At Bonnard's solo exhibition at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in March 1910, Train and Barges was shown for the first time, attracting the attention of Guillaume Apollinaire.

  6. 1918

    Honorary President of the Association of Young French Artists

    In 1918 Bonnard, together with Renoir, was elected honorary president of the Association of Young French Artists.

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