Pierre Bonnard Quotations

Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.

Art is not nature... There was a lot more to be got out of color.

One does not always sing out of happiness.

The expression on my face - who on earth would be interested in that? All that I have to say is to be found in my works. (On being photographed)

It is still color, it is not yet light.

The painter's only solid ground is the palette and colors, but as soon as the colors achieve an illusion, they are no longer judged.

What I am after is the first impression - I want to show all one sees on first entering the room - what my eye takes in at first glance.

And after drawing comes composition. A well-composed painting is half done

You reason colour more than you reason drawing Colour has a logic as severe as form.

It seemed to me that it was possible to translate light, forms, and character using nothing but color, without recourse to values.