Valentine's Day with Pierre Bonnard

Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947), Work Table, 1926/1937

Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors, January 27, 2009-April 19, 2009, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Finally got the chance to see the Pierre Bonnard exhibition at the Met on Valentine's Day (it seems many in the city had the same idea). Known for his use of luminous color and deliberate brush strokes, the 80 paintings, drawings and watercolors on display solidly reaffirm Bonnard's vaunted reputation. This is the first exhibition to focus entirely on interiors and still lifes from the artist's later years. Of particular note is the room devoted to his drawings...Bonnard's little sketchbooks containing studious renderings reveal poignant snapshots into the artist's mind.