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The painting by Pierre Bonnard we are showing today was most likely created in the house he rented in Paris Saint-Germain-Anlay. The subject of the painting is Bonnard’s wife Mattie (although the dog may have been important as well). The artist’s family life is the main focus of his work. In “Coffee” (also known as “Afternoon Tea”), oil paint is applied loosely but vigorously to the canvas, and the colors bleed into each other, most notably the red and white of the tablecloth. Bonnard chose intense pigments including vermilion, cadmium and strontium yellow, cadmium orange, cobalt blue, Prussian blue and natural dark blue.
Some art historians believe that in “Coffee,” created during World War I, Bonnard hides himself from the rest of what is going on in the world, concentrating on everything around him. Maybe that’s true. Maybe he’s just an introvert. Maybe he just likes scenes of family intimacy.
Side note: If you’re inspired by this masterpiece to make coffee in the morning (or evening), check out some of the most beautiful depictions of coffee drinkers in art. 🙂
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73 × 106.4 cm
Les Nabis
Tate Modern
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