Pierre Bonnard was a leading figure in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism. Across his rich and varied oeuvre, he returned frequently to self-portraits, of which this 1939 example is a key late work. In its depiction of an intimate and enclosed world, the painting creates a powerful emotional impact, standing as one of the most sensitive and deeply affecting self-portraits of its time. This volume contains newly commissioned essays by Isabelle Cahn of the Musée d'Orsay, who curated the exhibition Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi, a collaboration between the Musée d'Orsay and the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne in 2023, and Sarah Whitfield, who in 1998 organised a major retrospective of Pierre Bonnard at London's Tate Gallery and the New York Museum of Modern Art, featuring loans from numerous public and private collections. AUTHORS: Isabelle Cahn is a curator at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris who specialises in Post-Impressionism and the Nabis group of artists. She is known for her work as an author of art books, especially titles on Pierre Bonnard and Paul Gauguin. Sarah Whitfield is an independent art historian with a specialist knowledge of Magritte and Surrealism in Belgium. She has also published reviews and articles on Lucio Fontana, Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse and other 20th-century artists. SELLING POINTS: . Second volume in Masterpieces Abu Dhabi, a major new series published with the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi . Clear, accessible guide to a master work, assuming no prior specialist knowledge . Extensively and attractively illustrated with comparative images, as well as exhaustive, detailed illustration of the subject