You reason color more than you reason drawing… Color has a logic as severe as form.
About Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnardwas a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis, his early work was strongly influenced by the work of Paul Gauguin, as well as the prints of Hokusai and other Japanese artists.
More quotes from Pierre Bonnard
The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
You reason color more than you reason drawing… Color has a logic as severe as form.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
It is still color, it is not yet light.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
Art will never be able to exist without nature.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
The important thing is to remember what most impressed you and to put it on canvas as fast as possible.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
A painting that is well composed is half finished.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)
Color does not add a pleasant quality to design – it reinforces it.
French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)