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In summer 2024, the Maeght Foundation celebrates its 60ᵉ anniversary with a major exhibition entitled Amitiés, Bonnard-Matisse. This event invites visitors into the artistic and human intimacy of two emblematic figures of modern art. Dina Vierny gallery is honoured to be taking part in this exceptional retrospective by lending major works from its collection executed by both artists, underlining its strong attachment to modernity.September 5, 2024
Henri Matisse, Mouvement de danse, 1945. Encre de Chine et couleur sur papier. Collection particulière, courtesy Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris © Photo Jean-Louis Losi © Succession H. Matisse Une exposition célébrant l’admiration et la création Amitiés, Bonnard-Matisse explores the singular relationship between Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse, two artists whose distinct paths converged through deep mutual admiration and respect. The exhibition, which also highlights their links with the Maeght family, offers a full immersion in their artistic creation. Curated by Marie-Thérèse Pulvénis de Seligny, curator and expert on Matisse's work, the exhibition offers visitors the chance to discover over 300 works, including numerous portraits and rare documents on loan, notably from the artists' families. The themes explored - the Mediterranean light, the painter and his model, artistic and human correspondences - reveal new facets of the two artists. These works, in subtle dialogue with each other, illustrate both their similarities and their differences in the approach to the chromatic palette, form and pictorial composition adopted by the two masters.
Henri Matisse, Visage, 1950, encre de Chine sur papier, 51 x 39 cm. Courtesy of Galerie Dina Vierny © Succession H. Matisse
Although they may have been different, Bonnard and Matisse nevertheless shared a common quest: to sublimate reality through colour and composition. Bonnard, nicknamed the ‘painter of happiness’, treated everyday moments through interior scenes bathed in diffuse light, transforming the ordinary into visual poetry. His works play with transparencies and reflections, creating a soft, timeless atmosphere. In contrast, Matisse, with his bold chromaticism and mastery of form, imposed a certain dynamism, revealing an almost architectural construction, where each colour blends perfectly with the whole. Our works, integrated into the exhibition, find a special echo in this emblematic site in the south of France, designed to magnify the dialogue between art, nature and architecture. We are proud to make our contribution to the history of this foundation, which has been a pioneer for 60 years.
Vue d’exposition, à droite : Pierre Bonnard, Nu sombre, 1941-46, huile sur toile, Courtesy of Galerie Dina Vierny © Fondation Maeght
The Maeght Foundation: 60 years of innovation and creativity Inaugurated in 1964 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence by Marguerite and Aimé Maeght at the instigation of the Minister of Culture André Malraux, the Maeght Foundation is the first in France to be entirely dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Designed by Catalan architect Josep Lluís Sert, it takes its inspiration from the great American foundations such as Barnes and Guggenheim, while blending harmoniously into the Mediterranean pine forest. It is also reminiscent of emblematic sites in the south of France, such as Le Corbusier's Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau and the Matisse Chapel in Vence. In parallel with this exhibition, the Foundation is inaugurating four new rooms designed by architect Silvio d'Ascia. These spaces, dug out of the basement and opening onto the landscape through large bay windows, can simultaneously display permanent collections and temporary exhibitions.
Photographie d'Henri Matisse à l'atelier © Photo André Ostier, Collection Adrien Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Aimé Maeght et Pierre Bonnard, 1943 © Photo André Ostier, Collection Adrien Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
This loan to the Maeght Foundation continues Dina Vierny's tradition of supporting and promoting artists. In particular, she enjoyed a special relationship with Henri Matisse, a closeness that in 1947 enabled her to open her gallery on rue Jacob in Paris, which has since become a key venue for modern art. The works on loan from our gallery enrich the exhibition by offering a glimpse of the affinities and contrasts between Bonnard and Matisse, while also illustrating their deep ties with Marguerite and Aimé Maeght. Through this encounter, Bonnard and Matisse remind us that modernity, in all its richness, was born of these subtle exchanges, where light, colour and the painter's eye become a universal language. Today, this legacy lives on through our commitment to prestigious institutions such as the Fondation Maeght, with which we have already had the honour of collaborating on the major retrospective of the work of Ra'anan Levy - L'épreuve du miroir.
Although they may have been different, Bonnard and Matisse nevertheless shared a common quest: to sublimate reality through colour and composition. Bonnard, nicknamed the ‘painter of happiness’, treated everyday moments through interior scenes bathed in diffuse light, transforming the ordinary into visual poetry. His works play with transparencies and reflections, creating a soft, timeless atmosphere. In contrast, Matisse, with his bold chromaticism and mastery of form, imposed a certain dynamism, revealing an almost architectural construction, where each colour blends perfectly with the whole. Our works, integrated into the exhibition, find a special echo in this emblematic site in the south of France, designed to magnify the dialogue between art, nature and architecture. We are proud to make our contribution to the history of this foundation, which has been a pioneer for 60 years.
Henri Matisse, Mouvement de danse, 1945. Encre de Chine et couleur sur papier. Collection particulière, courtesy Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris © Photo Jean-Louis Losi © Succession H. Matisse In summer 2024, the Maeght Foundation celebrates its 60ᵉ anniversary with a major exhibition entitled Amitiés, Bonnard-Matisse. This event invites visitors into the artistic and human intimacy of two emblematic figures of modern art. Dina Vierny gallery is honoured to be taking part in this exceptional retrospective by lending major works from its collection executed by both artists, underlining its strong attachment to modernity.
Une exposition célébrant l’admiration et la création Amitiés, Bonnard-Matisse explores the singular relationship between Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse, two artists whose distinct paths converged through deep mutual admiration and respect. The exhibition, which also highlights their links with the Maeght family, offers a full immersion in their artistic creation. Curated by Marie-Thérèse Pulvénis de Seligny, curator and expert on Matisse's work, the exhibition offers visitors the chance to discover over 300 works, including numerous portraits and rare documents on loan, notably from the artists' families. The themes explored - the Mediterranean light, the painter and his model, artistic and human correspondences - reveal new facets of the two artists. These works, in subtle dialogue with each other, illustrate both their similarities and their differences in the approach to the chromatic palette, form and pictorial composition adopted by the two masters.
Although they may have been different, Bonnard and Matisse nevertheless shared a common quest: to sublimate reality through colour and composition. Bonnard, nicknamed the ‘painter of happiness’, treated everyday moments through interior scenes bathed in diffuse light, transforming the ordinary into visual poetry. His works play with transparencies and reflections, creating a soft, timeless atmosphere. In contrast, Matisse, with his bold chromaticism and mastery of form, imposed a certain dynamism, revealing an almost architectural construction, where each colour blends perfectly with the whole. Our works, integrated into the exhibition, find a special echo in this emblematic site in the south of France, designed to magnify the dialogue between art, nature and architecture. We are proud to make our contribution to the history of this foundation, which has been a pioneer for 60 years.
Vue d’exposition, à droite : Pierre Bonnard, Nu sombre, 1941-46, huile sur toile, Courtesy of Galerie Dina Vierny © Fondation Maeght
The Maeght Foundation: 60 years of innovation and creativity Inaugurated in 1964 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence by Marguerite and Aimé Maeght at the instigation of the Minister of Culture André Malraux, the Maeght Foundation is the first in France to be entirely dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Designed by Catalan architect Josep Lluís Sert, it takes its inspiration from the great American foundations such as Barnes and Guggenheim, while blending harmoniously into the Mediterranean pine forest. It is also reminiscent of emblematic sites in the south of France, such as Le Corbusier's Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau and the Matisse Chapel in Vence. In parallel with this exhibition, the Foundation is inaugurating four new rooms designed by architect Silvio d'Ascia. These spaces, dug out of the basement and opening onto the landscape through large bay windows, can simultaneously display permanent collections and temporary exhibitions.
Photographie d'Henri Matisse à l'atelier © Photo André Ostier, Collection Adrien Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Aimé Maeght et Pierre Bonnard, 1943 © Photo André Ostier, Collection Adrien Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence
This loan to the Maeght Foundation continues Dina Vierny's tradition of supporting and promoting artists. In particular, she enjoyed a special relationship with Henri Matisse, a closeness that in 1947 enabled her to open her gallery on rue Jacob in Paris, which has since become a key venue for modern art. The works on loan from our gallery enrich the exhibition by offering a glimpse of the affinities and contrasts between Bonnard and Matisse, while also illustrating their deep ties with Marguerite and Aimé Maeght. Through this encounter, Bonnard and Matisse remind us that modernity, in all its richness, was born of these subtle exchanges, where light, colour and the painter's eye become a universal language. Today, this legacy lives on through our commitment to prestigious institutions such as the Fondation Maeght, with which we have already had the honour of collaborating on the major retrospective of the work of Ra'anan Levy - L'épreuve du miroir.
