Pierre Bonnard 1867 – 1947

Biography

Pierre Bonnard was born on October 3, 1867, in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France, and devoted his life to the visual arts as a painter and printmaker. His career spanned decades during a transformative period in European art, allowing him to develop and refine his distinctive artistic voice. Through both painting and printmaking, Bonnard created works that reflected the innovations and sensibilities of his era.

Bonnard spent his final years in Le Cannet, where he continued his artistic practice until his death on January 23, 1947. He was laid to rest at Notre Dame des Anges Cemetery in Le Cannet, leaving behind a legacy as one of France’s notable artistic figures of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.