The work depicts the artist's partner and frequent model Marthe de Mėrigny applying eau de Cologne after a bath in a tub. She is nude and standing silhouetted against the light from the windows which fills the room with bright warm shadowless light and colour. The bather is reflected in a mirror, a characteristic feature of Bonnard's paintings.
nude, against, light, bonnard, nude, against, light, backlit, nude, french, contre, jour, canvas, painting, french, post, impressionist, painter, pierre, bonnard, created, 1908, collection, royal, museums, fine, arts, belgium, brussels, nude, against, lightart. Nude Against the Light or Backlit Nude French Nu a contre jour is an oil on canvas painting by the French Post Impressionist painter Pierre Bonnard Created in 1908 it is now in the collection of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels 1 Nude against the LightArtistPierre BonnardYear1908Mediumoil on canvasDimensions124 5 cm 109 2 cm 49 0 in 43 0 in LocationRoyal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium BrusselsThe work depicts the artist s partner and frequent model Marthe de Merigny applying eau de Cologne after a bath in a tub She is nude and standing silhouetted against the light from the windows which fills the room with bright warm shadowless light and colour The bather is reflected in a mirror a characteristic feature of Bonnard s paintings See also Edit100 Great PaintingsReferences Edit Nu a contre jour Musees royaux des Beaux Arts de Belgique Retrieved 8 October 2020 This article about a twentieth century painting is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nude Against the Light Bonnard amp oldid 1163257079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
