Les Nabis

The artist group the Nabis was founded in the years 1888/1889 of a rebellious group of young art students of the Académie Julian in Paris and lasted until 1905. Your Head, Paul Sérusier, belonged to the circle around Paul Gauguin and came from the School of Pont -Aven. The artist group is attributed to the post- impressionism.

The affiliated artists have been known by the diversity of media used. In addition to painting and sculpture, she also worked with printing techniques, poster design, book illustrations, fabrics, furniture and stage sets. They were also influential as illustrators in the field of graphic art. Some of the Nabis were influenced by the Japanese woodblock print.

Similar to the contemporary Art Nouveau designed some of the Nabis, the emphasis on design. Both groups were joined by some of their representatives with the symbolism. Your artistic goals published the artists' group, especially in the journal La Revue blanche.

The name Nabi is derived from the Hebrew word for prophet who coined the term Henri Cazalis.

Key members of the group Les Nabis

• Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), sculptor
• Félix Vallotton (1865-1925), painter
• Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), painter
• Henri -Gabriel Ibels (1867-1936) painter and illustrator
• Ker -Xavier Roussel (1867-1944), painter
• Édouard Vuillard (1868-1940), painter
• Maurice Denis (1870-1943), painter
• Georges Lacombe (1868-1916), painter and sculptor
• Paul Ranson (1864-1909), painter
• Paul Sérusier (1864-1927), painter
• January Verkade (1868-1946), painter

Exhibitions

• 2013: Paris Intense. The Nabis - From Bonnard to Valloton. Neue Pinakothek, Munich; Catalog.