“Artists have long been fascinated with domestic interiors as the site of fantasy and frustration,” writes Louise Benson in a 2020 feature exploring artists’ depictions of the home. Included is the French post-impressionist Pierre Bonnard who “had a knack for capturing the life of a room and the fleeting encounters that took place within it”. This calming painting features the artist’s wife, soaking serenely in a tub. “Infused with sunlight that bounces off the colourful tiled floor,” Benson continues, “there is a dreamlike, uplifting quality to the image as it offers a reminder of even the smallest pleasures of the everyday”. Click here to read on.
