[Literature & Art] Bonnard, Pierre. (1867–1947)
Autograph Letter to Vauxcelles
ALS in French, signed “Bonnard,” one page, in French, permitting Mr. Vauxcelles to reproduce in color his painting "femme se refletant dans un miroir." In ink, October 24, 1936, 1 page, 4.5 x 3.5 inches, in very good condition.The letter is addressed to Louis Vauxcelles, French art critic who wrote many articles and a biography on Bonnard in 1935, owned several paintings, and is credited with coining the terms "Cubism" and "Fauvism."
The French painter and lithographer trained at the Académie Julien, then joined Les Nabis together with Denis and Vuillard, with whom he formed the Intimist group. Ignoring the movement towards abstraction, he continued to paint interiors and landscapes, in which everything is subordinated to the subtlest rendering of light and color effects. (9223)
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