1926, Pierre Bonnard, The Palm -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the exhibition label: The Palm was painted in 1926, the year in which Pierre and Marthe Bonnard purchased their home, Le Bosquet, in Southern France. The masses of foliage above and below frame the rooftops of the town, their sun-drenched tiles rendered in tones of orange and pink against patches of blue and violet shadow. These colors define the lone figure in the composition, a woman--Marthe--who faces us and holds what seems to be an apple in her outstretched hand, like Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruits and orchards.
1926, Pierre Bonnard, The Palm -- Phillips Collection (Washington)
From the exhibition label: The Palm was painted in 1926, the year in which Pierre and Marthe Bonnard purchased their home, Le Bosquet, in Southern France. The masses of foliage above and below frame the rooftops of the town, their sun-drenched tiles rendered in tones of orange and pink against patches of blue and violet shadow. These colors define the lone figure in the composition, a woman--Marthe--who faces us and holds what seems to be an apple in her outstretched hand, like Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruits and orchards.