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	Pierre Bonnard France, 1867-1947 Nature morte à la théière (Still Life with Teapot), 1936-37 Oil on canvas 15 x 18 in. The Aaron M. and Clara Weitzenhoffer Collection, 2000

A member of the Nabis group during the 1890s and a friend of Vuillard, Bonnard emphasized color, luminosity, and subjectivity in his art. His later works, such as this still life, painted decades after the emergence of Fauvism and Cubism, seem closer in spirit to Impressionism than to the avant-garde movements of the 20th century. However, Bonnard stated that he wanted to go beyond the Impressionists with a more expressive use of color and a more rigorous compositional structure.