Who was Marthe Bonnard? New evidence paints a different picture of Pierre Bonnard’s wife and model
Who was Marthe Bonnard? New evidence paints a different picture of Pierre Bonnard’s wife and model: Nude in Bathtub (_Grand nu à la Baignoire_), 1940-1946, is part of a series of paintings Bonnard made of his wife, Marthe, bathing. Wikimedia Marthe Bonnard is a perpetual presence throughout the artist Pierre Bonnard’s work. From his early …