Nude Washing Feet in a Bathtub 1924

Pierre Bonnard painted "Nude Washing Feet in a Bathtub" on a canvas that's roughly a meter square, give or take, and what I notice right away is how his brushstrokes construct this intimate, domestic space. The marks are soft, almost hazy, and the colours are muted – pinks, blues, creams. I can imagine Bonnard, brush in hand, circling around this scene, trying to capture not just the visual reality of a woman in a bath, but the feeling of it. The light reflecting off the water, the warmth of the room, the quiet, private moment. It makes me think about the way we look at each other, and what it means to really see someone. Bonnard reminds us that painting isn't just about representation; it's about feeling, connecting, and trying to understand the world. And isn’t that what art is all about?