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Nabis

/ nabi /

plural noun

  1. a group of French artists much influenced by Gauguin, including Bonnard and Vuillard, who reacted against the naturalism of the impressionists See also synthetism
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of Nabis1

C19: French, from Hebrew ²ÔÄå²ú³ó¾± prophet
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Belle Epoque French-Swiss painter Félix Vallotton, best known as a printmaker associated with the symbolist group Les Nabis, took on Verdun — an epic, nearly yearlong battle in eastern France.

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Inspired by the work of Édouard Vuillard and Les Nabis artists, the Los Angeles-based French artist will present monoprints, a new large-scale tapestry and what she calls “fluff†paintings, done on faux fur.

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Indeed, cannabis distributor Nabis is opening a massive warehouse southeast of Fresno this month.

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The Impressionists were gripped by social life at the opera, the cafe, the seaside; the Nabis, two decades later, saw just as much modernity at home.

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“Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis†admits us into the salons, bedrooms and winter gardens of Pierre Bonnard, Maurice Denis, Félix Vallotton and the show’s true star, Édouard Vuillard: four Parisians who gave domestic scenes the psychological intensity of crime fiction.

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