Shunning law-lessons, Bonnard attended the Academic Julian and in 1888 entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. However, he left a year later after competing unsuccessfully for the Prix de Rome.

• 博纳尔不愿学习法律而上了朱利亚学院，并于1888年进入美术学院。但是由于在竞争罗马奖学金时失败，一年后他离开了美术学院。