French Art

Paper Summary:

The paper examines French painter Pierre Bonnard's "La Revue Blanche" and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's "Divan Japonais". The paper discusses how both artists were born into aristocratic families and their works were inspired by the upbringing and the nature of the environment surrounding them. The paper then shows how both paintings faithfully depict the French society at the time; rich, aristocratic, confident, attractive and simply superior, but tormented by internal fears and individual differences.

From the Paper:

"La Revue Blanche was painted in 1896 and its aim was to be a poster that would help promote a periodical of the times. The work contains several features, such as unmodulated color, depictions of flattened spaces or decorative styles, which would later on be associated with art deco. The background of the 31 3/4 by 24 3/8 inches painting has mostly been created using light brown nuances and its flat texture has been inspired by the Japanese woodblock prints. The foreground has been painted in shades of medium to dark grey. The letters at the base are written in white paint and have the characteristic of standing out."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Toulouse-Lautrec: Divas Japonais, San Diego Art Museum, http://www.sdmart.org/lautrec/DivanJap.html last accessed on April 21, 2008

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