Young, rich widow Diana Porteous has inherited a vast collection of paintings, but she feels without purpose again. Then her beloved stepgrandson comes up with the idea for an exhibition of portraits with the title 'A Question of Guilt'. It starts as a joke, but soon they are preparing the huge wine cellar of the old schoolhouse by the sea, in spite of those with misgivings as to its suitability. Di has plenty else to occupy her too, after a mysterious...

Starting from the turn of the century, this book examines some of the recurrent themes in Bonnard's work - such as the nude, landscapes, terraces and windows, and self-portraits - revealing the ongoing reinvention of his vision, drawing from his Nabi experience and leading him to the very brink of abstraction.