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Pierre Bonnard - Portrait of Mandy

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Pierre Bonnard - Portrait of Mandy
in the manner of Pierre Bonnard "Portrait of Mandy" pastel on paper circa.1940, private collection Approx. 19x14in. in the manner of Pierre Bonnard was a member of the Symbolist group of painters known as Les Nabis ("prophets" or "seers"), and so subscribed to the Nabi doctrine of abandoning three-dimensional modeling in favor of flat color areas. However, although Bonnard was a member of this group, he was not interested in obscure Symbolist subject matter and was not a mystic. Instead, he was satisfied - even fascinated and delighted by - the scenes of simple daily life around him. Because of this, he has been called an "intimist."