Pierre Bonnard: A Painter of Intimate Light Born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, a suburb just outside Paris, on October 3rd, 1867, Pierre Bonnard was not initially destined for the art world. His father, Eugène Bonnard, held a position within the French Ministry of War, and young Pierre was steered towards a legal career – he even earned a license in law. However, a deep-seated passion for drawing and watercolor, nurtured during his childhood and further encouraged by his family’s appreciation for artistic pursuits, ultimately led him to abandon his legal aspirations and embrace painting as his true…