1918
Oil on canvas
23 1/2 x 33 5/8 in.
Armistice was painted late in 1918, shortly after the treaty between the Allies and Germany was signed, bringing World War I to an end. Bonnard evokes the jubilant atmosphere through the striking composition and economical, yet vibrant palette. Placing himself anonymously amid the chaos of the crowd, the artist captures the transitory expressions, gestures and emotions which animate the figures.
Painted with characteristic verve, the present work demonstrates the immediacy of the artist's hand. The broad, dry brushstrokes create a sense of dynamism, whilst emphasising the flatness of the perspective and allowing the canvas support to permeate the patches of color. The use of bold, black pigment recalls the cloisonnism of early Gauguin and is a hallmark of Bonnard's Post-Impressionist technique.
Armistice is typical of paintings by the Nabis, the avant-garde group to which Bonnard was central; it exhibits the artist's synthesis of an observed reality with an expressive personal symbolism – such non-representational approaches to painting provided a vital source of inspiration for emergent artistic movements, particularly Expressionism and the move towards abstraction.
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