#La fenetre ouverte matisse series

Thing would be quite at odds with the relationship between the twoĪrtists. The aim of presenting Matisse and Bonnard together is to allowĬomparative contemplation, to create a space in which commonalities andĭifferences emerge – but not to engender any kind of competition. Interpretations of major genres: interiors, still lifes, landscapes and In thematic chapters, the exhibition focuses on different Matisse’s preference for strong colours and flat, heavily contouredĬompositions earn him the accolade of being named a pioneer of Tend to correlate the two artists with opposing trends: Bonnard’sīreezy, loose brushwork and scintillating soft pastels give rise to theĬonstruct of the painter as the last great heir of Impressionism, while In the firstĭecade of the twentieth century, both artists left Paris, then theĬapital of the avant-garde, for the Côte d’Azur, where they continued toĬement their reputation as protagonists of the European art scene.ĭespite the near-contiguity of their lives and careers, art historians More than twenty years and that testifies to the depth of the respectĪnd appreciation the two artists felt for each other.

Those three words on a postcardįrom Amsterdam were the beginning of a correspondence that went on for Programmatic exclamation “Vive la peinture!” with which Matisse saluted The title of the exhibition, Long Live Painting!, is based on the

To show these two paintings in dialogue was key to the planning of this 1909), which it closely resembles in composition, and which hasīeen in the collection of the Städel Museum since 1988. It is very likely that the painting wasīonnard’s Reclining Nude against a White and Blue Plaid Simplified forms and shows his studio assistant and last important Milestone on the artist’s journey towards an aesthetic of highly Seen in Germany for more than thirty years. Of 1935, on loan from the Baltimore Museum of Art, which has not been They are being shown together for the firstĪnother exhibition highlight is Matisse’s Large Reclining Nude Pierre Bonnard’s Evening in the Living Room (1907, private collection) Paintings which the artists owned from one another: Host of major works from private collections, which are not normallyĪn absolute highlight among these are the two The National Gallery of Art in Washington. The Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the State Hermitage in Saint Petersburg and London, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou and Who visited the two painters in their country houses on the Frenchįor this year’s major autumn show, the Städel has been able to secureĪ wide range of outstanding loans from internationally renownedĬollections, among them the Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Modern in

#La fenetre ouverte matisse series

Works is enriched by a series of photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Twentieth century to the end of the Second World War. Paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, the exhibition opens aĭialogue between Matisse and Bonnard and offers new perspectives on theĭevelopment of the European avant-garde from the beginning of the Preference for the same range of subjects: interiors, still lifes, ‘Long Live Painting!’” is the friendship between the two FrenchĪrtists which lasted for over forty years. – Henri Matisse (1869–1954) and Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) – in anĮxhibition that is the first in Germany to bring these key modernistĪt the heart of the special exhibition “Matisse –īonnard. From 13 September 2017 to 14 January 2018, the Städel Museum in Frankfurt will be presenting two outstanding artists