Pierre Bonnard's "Nude Against the Light" has another title some places (ONLINE), and it is called "Model in Backlight".
This powerful painting simply speaks for itself, but I will elaborate on the functions that is relevant behind the idea of the piece and historical era, as well.
Pierre Bonnard was a post-impressionist artist that admired Paul Gauguin's work a lot. He joined the newly formed group at the time called Les Nabis, which means "The prophets". "The prophets" had the purpose to continue Paul Gaughin's idiom which is syntetism.
Syntetism is artform where the shape and colors are simplified on a canvas to perceive a greater expression. Here is an example:
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Back to Bonnard, I feel like he used very strong and intensely vibrant colors, which repealed the traditional spatial cues and melted subjects together in a glowing, color saturated, ornamental synthesis.
Despite the fact that I was told that this painting has no relevant research saying that it was painted at different time, I believe it was. Just like this painting called " Still life with basket of apples" by Paul Cezanne (1895)
In Cezanne's work, we can easily see how the lighting is swifting and the table frame is not absolutely rectangular or squared for that sake.
In relation to Bonnard's "Nude against the light", I have a couple of points that could possible prove it.
1. The model's breast is reflected as covered in the mirror, whereas in the picture, one breast is visible for the viewer.
2. the little bathtub in the bottom left has a little water in it, and it is reflected with a 45 degree angle instead og a straight persepective.
3. How far away in the back can that chair be located, or was he sitting on that chair to paint but decided not to include himself?
But then again, this painting really has some colors that can not be seperated. Everything is interactive and connected with brightness. The brightness of the painting plays such a crucial rule.
Thanks this is so interesting
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