Pierre Bonnard Quotes


"You reason color more than you reason drawing... Color has a logic as severe as form."
- Pierre Bonnard
(Related: Logic, Reason)

"You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself."
- Pierre Bonnard
(Related: Painting)

"Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole."
- Pierre Bonnard
(Related: Work, Will)

"The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing."
- Pierre Bonnard
(Related: Uniqueness)

"Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly."
- Pierre Bonnard
(Related: Pleasure)

"Art will never be able to exist without nature."
- Pierre Bonnard
(Related: Art, Nature, Will)

"A painting that is well composed is half finished."
- Pierre Bonnard
(Related: Painting)

"The important thing is to remember what most impressed you and to put it on canvas as fast as possible."
- Pierre Bonnard
"It is still color, it is not yet light."
- Pierre Bonnard
(Related: Light)