1932, Pierre Bonnard, The French Window (Morning at Le Cannet) -- Phillips Collection (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the exhibition label: Through the glass of the closed window, Bonnard shows a distant view of the Esterel Mountains and the Bay of Cannes. He does not show us much of the room, concentrating on the image of Marthe. Her blue dress echoes the colors of the landscape, while her hair is suffused with gold. Morning light enters the composition from the left, perhaps through the open door of the east-facing bathroom, and bounces onto the back of Marthe's chair, which we see reflected in the mirror behind her, along with the painter's face.
1932, Pierre Bonnard, The French Window (Morning at Le Cannet) -- Phillips Collection (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the exhibition label: Through the glass of the closed window, Bonnard shows a distant view of the Esterel Mountains and the Bay of Cannes. He does not show us much of the room, concentrating on the image of Marthe. Her blue dress echoes the colors of the landscape, while her hair is suffused with gold. Morning light enters the composition from the left, perhaps through the open door of the east-facing bathroom, and bounces onto the back of Marthe's chair, which we see reflected in the mirror behind her, along with the painter's face.