Author: Pierre Bonnard

Quotes

The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.

The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.

- Pierre Bonnard

A painting that is well composed is half finished.

A painting that is well composed is half finished.

- Pierre Bonnard

I'm trying to do what I have never done - give the impression one has on entering a room: one sees everything and at the same time nothing.

I'm trying to do what I have never done - give the impression one has on entering a room: one sees everything and at the same time nothing.

- Pierre Bonnard

Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it.

Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it.

- Pierre Bonnard

Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.

Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.

- Pierre Bonnard

Art will never be able to exist without nature.

Art will never be able to exist without nature.

- Pierre Bonnard

One always talks of surrendering to nature. There is also such a thing as surrendering to the picture.

One always talks of surrendering to nature. There is also such a thing as surrendering to the picture.

- Pierre Bonnard

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