Pierre Bonnard was the leader of the group of post-impressionist painters who called themselves "the Nabis," based on the lebrew word for "prophet". Influenced by OdilonRedon, Puvis de Chavannes, popular imagery and Japanese woodblock printing, Bonnard,Vuillard, Vallotton and Denis (to name th most prominent) revotutionised the spirit ofdecorative technique during one of the riches 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 - varying between Bonnard's guilelessness, Vuillard's ornamenta and mysterious works, Denis's soft languor and Vallotton's almost-bitter roughness- plunges us nto the deep source of their creative gifts.
