Claude Bonin-Pissarro

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Claude Bonin-Pissarro, Brisbane, April 6, 1953
Claude Bonin-Pissarro, 2014
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Claude Bonin-Pissarro (born July 11, 1921 in Houilles , France ) is a French painter and graphic designer . He comes from the artist family Pissarro .

After working as a university lecturer , he joined the resistance against National Socialism in France during the Second World War .

As a representative of France, Bonin-Pissarro showed 123 modern art exhibits from the École de Paris in the state galleries of the metropolises of Australia for nine months with the traveling exhibition French Painting Today . The event caused a sensation nationwide and broke visitor records everywhere. Despite some harsh criticism, it turned out to be the most influential exhibition of international art to be shown in Australia in the 1950s.

From 1954 until his professional retirement in 1986, Bonin-Pissarro dealt with commercial graphic design. As a painter, he represents the style of post-impressionism . His works often show scenes from the south of France.

family

Jeanne Pissarro in a painting by her father, 1899.

Claude Bonin-Pissarro is a son of the French painter Alexandre Bonin (1876–1943) and Jeanne Pissarro (1881–1948), the daughter of the Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro . He married the Baskin Sylvie Ormaechea, their children are Frédéric Bonin-Pissarro (* 1964, also a painter) and Lila Lebelle (* 1972, acting and communication). Claude's brother Henri Bonin-Pissarro is also a painter.

Life

Claude Bonin-Pissarro, 1953 in Hobart

Claude Bonin-Pissarro spent his childhood in Pontoise, where he grew up under the painterly influence of his grandfather Camille Pissarro. His family later settled in Enghien-les-Bains and then in Paris . He completed his art history studies at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris as the best in his class with summa cum laude . He then taught at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers .

During the German occupation of France in World War II , in 1943, as head of the art preservation center near Avignon, he was involved in securing and protecting art treasures from French national galleries (especially the Musée Calvet ) from the hands of the occupiers. In the course of this activity he joined the Resistance . In the post-war period he returned to painting and exhibited some of his work, especially in the “Salon for Under-Thirty Years”. He also designed an advertising campaign for the Lesure perfume in the Paris Match magazine .

Claude Bonin-Pissarro in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery , Hobart 1953
Claude Bonin-Pissarro, 1953 in Adelaide

As a representative of the French government and the Association française d'action artistique (AFAA), Claude Bonin-Pissarro was entrusted with the preparation of the traveling exhibition French Painting Today, leading through the metropolises of Australia, and with accompanying it on site. He had flown to Australia to receive 123 works of art there, but there was a shipwreck while the objects were being transported, after which the exhibition could only begin with a delay.

In the controversial public discussion about the modern and often abstract subjects of the works shown, the Australian media often commented with mockery and incomprehension. Bonin-Pissarro received several hundred letters with sometimes excited comments on the works on display. He kept giving explanations, the Australian press described him as the "vigorous 'Guardian' of French Art" (German energetic 'protector, advocate' of French art ). He saw himself as an “ambassador of French painting”, but had only limited knowledge of English and was accompanied by translators. Despite some harsh criticism, the exhibition turned out to be the most influential exhibition of international art to be shown in Australia in the 1950s.

Claude Bonin-Pissarro with the painter Moya Dyring and the director of the National Art Gallery Sydney , Hal Missingham, 1953

During his stay in Sydney Bonin-Pissarro also took on social tasks, so he opened an exhibition by the Australian painter of Cubism Moya Dyring in the Macquarie Galleries in February 1953 . In his public relations work in Adelaide in July 1953, he expressed appreciation for the work of the Australian artist Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz and his brother Ludwik Dutkiewicz, which he highlighted as the best works of the contemporary art society there . He also praised the work of young Australian artists who had been awarded the Blake Prize for Religious Art . He took the view that the then existing collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide was the best representation of modern art in Australia and suggested an annual award similar to the Archibald Prize , to honor young modern painters under the age of 35 Years.

After returning from Australia, Claude Bonin-Pissarro worked on renewing the layout and typography of the Club français du livre publishing house . His work also shaped the layout, font and character set as well as the book binding of the French book club Livre du mois (Book of the Month).

In 1960 he took over the role of art director at Woolmark . With his own agency Société d'Edition & de Publicité , Claude Bonin-Pissarro specialized in advertising for industry and pharmaceutical manufacturers from 1969. In 1986 he moved to the Montpellier area .

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Claude Bonin-Pissarro grew up in the picturesque environment of his extensive family of artists and came into contact with painting at an early age. In Australia he made landscape drawings. He also designed the set for the opera La traviata , which was premiered in Sydney Town Hall on October 29, 1953 in his presence. His concept was implemented by the artist Margaret Cilento from Brisbane.

As a painter, Bonin-Pissarro was influenced by the late impressionist Paul Gauguin , and he also orientated himself on the representatives of Fauvism Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse. His paintings reflect the light and bold colors of the south of France, where he lives. Bonin-Pissarro heeded the advice he received from his grandfather Camille Pissarro: “Don't be afraid of color. Draw what you observe and feel. You only need one master: nature. She is the one we should always consult. ”His color palette is broad, bright red tones can rub against warm orange or pink can contrast with piercing blue or bright green. “My style changes with the sensations that the topic arouses in me,” explained Bonin-Pissarro. The subjects of his paintings often show landscapes, beaches and still lifes. Several of his works are in private collections in France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, the United States, Germany and Japan.

Paintings (selection)

  • Descente de la voile: Ciel d'orage
  • Le sous-bois
  • Soleil couchant dans les chenes verts
  • Le jardin et le cerisier, 1971
  • Chemim sous les branches, 1983-1984
  • L'arbre rose, 1985
  • Le sentier rose dans les guillons, 1988
  • Bleu Citron

Exhibitions (selection)

  • Macquarie Gallery , Cincinnati 2001
  • Akka Valmay Gallery in Paris, occasionally
  • Petit temple , Ganges 2009, 60 pictures curated by his daughter Lila Lebelle
  • Rétrospective Claude Bonin-Pissarro , Galerie Jean-Claude Réno, Montpellier 2016, 20 paintings curated by Lila Lebelle

Bonin-Pissarro preferred smaller exhibitions and believed that salons (established art exhibitions) stifle and spoil the feeling of the great, the beautiful. “Artists are driven by the desire to be noticed at any cost, for the supposed happiness of an eccentric subject who is able to make an impact. [...] The salon is a bazaar in which industry rules instead of art. "

Publications

  • On Understanding Of Modern Art. In: Le Courrier Australia.
Part I of March 27, 1953, Part II of April 10, 1953.

literature

Web links

Commons : Claude Bonin-Pissarro  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Fatma Alilate: Rencontre avec Claude Bonin-Pissarro, exposé à la Galerie Réno. In: toutmontpellier.fr of April 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Frederic Pissarro ( October 1, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive ) In: Greenwich House Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  3. ↑ a b c Lila Lebelle. In: LinkedIn .
  4. ^ Jean-Pierre Delarge: Le Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modern et contemporains .
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h Biography Claude Bonin-Pissarro ( Memento from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ).
  6. ↑ a b c d Claude Bonin-Pissarro - Peintures ( Memento from February 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), short autobiography.
  7. ^ A b French Paintings Come To Australia. In: Le Courrier Australia, December 19, 1952, p. 5.
  8. ^ Natalie Adamson: Painting, Politics and the Struggle for the École de Paris, 1944–1964. Ashgate, 2009, ISBN 0-7546-5928-3 , p. 219.
  9. ↑ Antony Moulis: A brush with the architect: On the reception of Le Corbusier's art in Australia 1953. ( Memento of February 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Terrance McMinn, John Stephens and Steve Basson: Contested Terrains: Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand. 2006, p. 390.
  10. ↑ Freighter Still Aground. Request for Stronger Tug. In: Examiner (Launceston), December 27, 1952, p. 1.
    Tug's unsuccessful battle to float ship. In: ibid, p. 5
  11. ↑ a b Art For Art's Sake. In: The Adelaide News, March 4, 1953, p. 24.
  12. ↑ "Naturally, it's modern", says 'Guardian' of French art. In: The Courier-Mail, April 6, 1953, p. 5.
  13. ^ A b Frenchman Designs Set For Opera. In: The Courier-Mail of October 28, 1953, p. 9.
  14. ↑ a b Type “test” in Aust. In: Sunday Mail, May 3, 1953, p. 16.
  15. ^ A b Frenchman turned the other cheek. In: The Adelaide News, July 21, 1953, p. 5.
  16. ↑ Value Able to hang paintings in Art Gallery. In: The Mercury (Hobart) January 28, 1953, p. 3
  17. ↑ Voila! So easy, no, monsieur? In: The Adelaide News, July 13, 1953, p. 5.
  18. ^ Lesley Harding, Sue Cramer: Cubism & Australian Art. The Miegunyah Press, 2009, ISBN 0-522-85673-X , p. 156.
  19. ↑ Bernard Smith, Terry E. Smith, Christopher Robin Heathcote (Eds.): Australian painting, 1788-2000. Oxford University Press 2001, ISBN 0-19-551554-4 , p. 353.
  20. ^ Gary Catalano: The years of hope: Australian art and criticism 1959-1968. Oxford University Press 1980, p. 19
  21. ↑ a b Looked At Paintings; Lunched In Town. In: The Sydney Morning Herald, February 19, 1953, p. 6.
  22. ↑ Moya Dyring Exhibition Opens to-day. In: The Sydney Morning Herald, February 18, 1953, p. 2.
  23. ↑ In Her Paris Flat. In: The Sunday Herald (Sydney), February 15, 1953, p. 27
  24. ↑ French art critic looked at them. In: The Adelaide News, Aug. 19, 1953, p. 25.
  25. ^ French Artist Here For Exhibition. In: The Advertiser (Adelaide), July 13, 1953, p. 4.
  26. ↑ SA To Buy Paintings? In: The Adelaide News, Aug. 18, 1953, p. 5.
  27. ↑ French art picture sold . In: The Adelaide News, Aug. 17, 1953, p. 17.
  28. ^ Adelaide Buys Modern Art. In: The Adelaide Advertiser, August 18, 1953, p. 2
  29. ↑ Olivier Bessard-Banquy, Christophe Kechroud-Gibassier: La typographie du livre français. Volume 2 of Cahiers du livre, Presses Université de Bordeaux, 2008, ISBN 2-86781-499-5 , p. 107.
  30. ↑ Christine Plu: Georges Lemoine dans le creuset Delpire , Strenæ, 2010.
  31. ↑ Ooh La La - Onion Tart. In: The Adelaide News, June 10, 1953, p. 21.
  32. ^ Flu needle for opera stars. In: The Courier-Mail (Brisbane), October 9, 1953, p. 11.
  33. ↑ Gazette des beaux-arts, Éditeur J. Claye, 1986, p. 9
  34. ^ A b c Jenny Callison: Artists take after famed ancestor. In: The Cincinnati Enquirer, October 8, 2001.
  35. ^ A b Claude Bonin Pissarro s'expose aux yeux du public. In: culturebox.francetvinfo.fr, 26 August 2009.
  36. ^ A b Virginie Moreau: Avec Claude Bonin-Pissarro, couleurs et joie de vivre au zénith. In: heraultjuridique.com from April 19, 2016.
  37. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Claude Bonin-Pissarro ) In: galerievalmay.com@1@ 2Template: dead link / galerievalmay.com
  38. ^ Montpellier - Exposition de Claude Bonin-Pissarro. In: Maville Montpellier of August 13, 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Bonin-Pissarro, Claude
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Houilles , France