Pierre Bonnard
- Alternative title
- Pierre Bonnard: Les Aventures du Nerf Optique
- Synopsis
- A study of the French post-impressionist painter Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) exploring the rooms of the house where he lived for many years with his wife and model, seen in many of his paintings. Reveals him as an experimenter in colour, the inventor of a painterly form of poetry. Shows the only existing footage of Bonnard, shot during a boating outing in the 1940s. Examines the friendship and influence of fellow artists including Gauguin, Cézanne, Seurat, Renoir and Matisse.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany
- Year of production
- 1984
- Subjects
- Art
- Keywords
- biographies; Bonnard, Pierre (1867-1947); painters; paintings - French
Credits
- Director
- Didier Baussy-Oulianoff
- Producer
- Didier Baussy-Oulianoff
- Writer
- Didier Baussy-Oulianoff
Distribution Formats
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £14.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 50 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Production Company
- Name
Antenne 2
- Name
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
- Address
- Rundfunkplatz 1
Munich
80335
Germany
- Name
RM Arts
Distributor
- Name
Phaidon Press
- Contact
- Daniel Groenewald (Head of UK Sales & Marketing)
- enquiries@phaidon.com
- Web
- http://uk.phaidon.com/store/video/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7843 1206
- Fax
- 020 7843 1215
- Notes
- A series of 60+ films on major artists, many of which have been broadcast on the Southbank Show. Sale on video. (Some of the titles are available for sale on DVD from Illuminations.
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