Pierre Bonnaud (1865-1930) Art Deco Oriental Dancer

Large Art Deco painting from the Symbolist school around 1900, pastel painting on canvas signed P. BONNAUD (Pierre Bonaud 1865-1930). Beautiful Orientalist composition depicting Salome and the serpent dancing for King Herod (inspired by Gustave Flaubert's novel Salammbô), presented in its late 19th-century frame. A subject that invites imagination and reverie, the female character with a sensual and almost spiritual aura appears as a beautiful, mysterious young woman, representing the Orient, dreams, and fantasy. Very good overall condition, dimensions: 83 cm X 69 cm. This painting is part of a Symbolist aesthetic similar to that of the Pont-Aven school and the Nabis, taken even further with its shimmering colors, like those of painters such as Gaston Bussière (1862-1928) and Delphin Enjolras (1847-1945).

Pierre Bonnaud was born on November 16, 1865, in Lyon (3rd arrondissement). He entered the École des Beaux-Arts de Lyon in 1883, where he studied under J.-B. Poncet. He then continued his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, where his teachers included Jean-Paul Laurens, Gustave Moreau, Bonnat, and Gérôme. Pierre Bonnaud exhibited at the Salon de Lyon from 1888, where he received a medal of honor in 1899, and at the Salon de Paris from 1891. His works include: L'Oisiveté (1892); La Vieille Chanson (1898); Chez l'Armurier (1899); Charge! (1900); La Mort d'Hippolyte (1907); and La Fin de l'Intrigue (1910). He also worked for fashion magazines.