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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817465203321

Autore

Kostenevich A. G (Alʹbert Grigorʹevich)

Titolo

The Nabis / / Albert Kostenevitch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York], : Parkstone International, [2012]

ISBN

1-78310-180-6

1-283-95220-3

1-78042-799-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Collection art of century

Disciplina

709.4409034

Soggetti

Nabis (Group of artists)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; The Group; Major Artists; Félix VALLOTTON (1865-1925); Ker Xavier ROUSSEL (1867-1944); Pierre BONNARD (1867-1947); Édouard VUILLARD (1868-1940); Maurice DENIS (1870-1943); Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pierre Bonnard was the leader of the group of post-impressionist painters who called themselves "the Nabis," based on the Hebrew word for "prophet". Influenced by Odilon Redon, Puvis de Chavannes, popular imagery and Japanese woodblock printing, Bonnard, Vuillard, Vallotton and Denis (to name the most prominent) revolutionised the spirit of decorative technique during one of the richest periods in French painting.Although the increasing individualism of their works often threatened to weaken their unity, the Nabis were above all a group of close friends. The artwork presented in this book - va