A grand castle kitchen, the element fire, Vermeer’s milkmaid, a witch’s kitchen for Faust, a rotund cardinal tasting the sauce, and in a humble apartment in London.
domestic scene
With Bonnard inside Marthe’s bathroom for some mirror play, exuberant decor, and her soaking in the tub.
From his first intimate interior with Marthe in 1898, a selection of the finest of Bonnard’s paintings of domestic interiors to 1946.
Ten domestic interiors, places we take for granted, but Vallotton makes them thoroughly unsettling, with oddities and open narratives.
A beautifully lit painting showing a woman servant preparing food, within which is a still life of bread and pots, contrasting their textures and glistening glaze. Vermeer painted it like no one else could – absolutely and exquisitely.
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