Bonnard and the Nabis (Schools & Movements) - Hardcover

Kostenevich, Albert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859951171 ISBN 13: 9781859951170

Publisher: Parkstone Press, 1996

Synopsis

Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947) was the leader of a group of post-impressionist painters, who called themselves The Nabis from the Hebrew word meaning ""prophet."" Other members of the group were Paul Serusier, Edouard Vuillard, Ker Xavier Roussel, Maurice Denis, and Felix Vallotton. Although drawn to each other by a common philosophy, the work of the various members of the group varies widely and this book affords an excellent opportunity to contrast and compare it.

This beautifully illustrated book offers a record of the work of a group of painters who are much underrated in the West.

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About the Author:

Kostenevich is curator of modern European painting at the Hermitage.

From Library Journal:

The Nabis (from the Hebrew word for prophet) were a group of young artists active in Paris from 1888 to 1900, and Pierre Bonnard was their best-known champion. Their style, inspired by the work of Paul Gauguin, Japanese block prints, and Symbolist theory, was characterized by flat, decorative patches of color and sinuous line. Members were known for painting on unconventional materials such as cardboard and velvet and for their work in the decorative arts, theater design, book illustration, and so forth. Presented in a smooth translation that reads remarkably well, Kostenevitch's book concentrates on the paintings, prints, and drawings acquired by Russian collectors Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morozov before the revolution and now mainly held by the Hermitage and the Pushkin Museum. An introduction provides an overview of the movement, while subsequent chapters examine five individual artists and the provenance and exhibition history of the works shown. Despite the apparent thoroughness, an index would have been useful. This is essential for serious art collections, but general libraries could make do with Claire Freches-Thory's broader The Nabis (Flammarion, 1990).?Margarete Gross, Chicago P.L.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Parkstone Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1859951171
• ISBN 13: 9781859951170
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240