BONNARD IN THE LIGHT / radiance on the french riviera

+THE FRENCH RIVIERA+

>is where many great artists have settled to<

+(PICASSO=CHAGALL=+

+MATISSE=RENOIR etc)+

>create transcendental works in the light<

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+PIERRE BONNARD+

+1867-1947+

>has long inspired my artistic sensibilities<

>and in 1989 i made an effort to find his<

>home and studio at le cannet near nice<

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>(art & family history were strong here<

>i wrote about cagnes & villefranche)<

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+"BONNARD AT LE CANNET"+

>was the excellent book that aided our<

>search as marian and i made our way<

+(RIVIERA RADIANCE HAS+

+INSPIRED MY OEUVRE)+

>to the suburb of nice in the radiance<

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>bonnard was a master of conveying the power<
+(RADIANT WITH+
+"THE ENERGY")+
>of riviera radiance into landscapes on canvas<
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>genetic memory from gruy, bresse, savoy, valentin<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ FRENCH RIVIERA)+
>ancestors dna has galvanized my riviera passion<
>(study :"images for eugene ray / french riviera")<
>but the blogs on gruy family history revealing)<
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 >le cannet, is a rather small villa located<
+(BONNARD'S STUDIO+
+AND TROPIC PALMS)+
>among the palms high above the sea<
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 >henri cartier bresson, the famed french master,
+{MARTHE HAD DIED &+
+BRESSON FOUND HIM)+
>photographer found bonnard after the war<
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>the view of le cannet w/ a spectacular<

+(RIVIERA RADIANCE /+
+BONNARD'S WORLD)+
>setting high above its nice suburb as<
>seen by henri cartier bresson in "45<
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 >in bonnard's >riviera< the vegetation wed<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ CAGNES SUR MER+
>the buildings & the people w/ radiance<
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 >bonnard painted many views to the sea<
+("EN PLEIN AIR" PAINTING+
+WAS A FRENCH PASSION)+
>from his radiant riviera mise-en-scene<
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>this tree was bonnard's last devotion<
+(BONNARD'S "JUNGLE"+
+/ RIVIERA RADIANCE)+ !
>to paint just before he passed away<
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>my favorite of bonnard's paintings are<
+(BONNARD'S GENIUS+
+WED VEG W/ LIGHT)+
>fabulous w/ spring vegetation in light<
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 >my note in the book stresses the value<
+(FRENCH PAINTERS ARE+
+OUR SPECIAL "SEERS")+ !
>i felt in this homage nice expedition<
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>bonnard's gift of flowers to marthe were<
+(MARTHE'S WORLD WAS+
+HEALING TO HER ILLS)+
>vital to their domestic environ lexicon<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >marthe's bowl of fruit was left over<
+(BONNARD ALONE+
+WAS VERY LOST)+
>like her miniature dachshund dog<
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 >even though bonnard had heart wrenching<
>"affairs" marthe was the love of his life &<
+(MARTHE'S BATHING+
+WAS VITAL RITUAL)+
>his paintings of their domesticity are the<
>most well known of his fertile oeuvre<

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 +MARTHE'S INSANITY FINALLY+

+OVERCAME THEM AND SHE+

>(matisse befriended bonnard<

>during his last years in nice)<

+DIED AMID WAR RAVAGES+

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eugene ray, mfa, architect

professor emeritus, sdsu