Opening in June at NGV International, the blockbuster Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® exhibition Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi will feature more than 100 works by Pierre Bonnard – a beloved 20th century French painter celebrated for his luminous palette – presented within a contemporary scenography by award-winning architect and designer, India Mahdavi.
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Curated by the NGV in partnership with the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the exhibition brings late 19th and 20th century France to life through paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and decorative objects by Pierre Bonnard, shown alongside early cinema by the Lumière brothers, and artworks by his early contemporaries, including Félix Vallotton and Édouard Vuillard.
Photo credit: NGV Melbourne
Photo credit: NGV Melbourne