Wildenstein believes that the current show at the Metropolitan Museum will further validate just how revolutionary the late canvases were. "Bonnard was every bit as creative and much bolder in his experimentation with light and color at the end of his life than in earlier periods," says the dealer. "In that respect, he was the equal of his contemporaries Matisse and Picasso." "Pierre Bonnard" originally appeared in the January 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's January 2009 Table of Contents.