Private Lives: Home and Family in the Art of the Nabis, Paris, 1889-1900

by Heather Lemonedes Brown and Mary Weaver Chapin

A New York Times best art book of 2021

In 1889, avant-garde artists in Paris formed a brotherhood to promote a radical new direction in art. Adopting the name Nabis--Hebrew for "prophets"--they aimed to capture subjective experience and emotion in their paintings, prints, and drawings. This volume focuses on intimate views of home and family by four Nabi artists: Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), Maurice Denis (1870-1943), F?lix Vallotton...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300257597
• ISBN13: 9780300257595
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Cleveland Museum of Art
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 5.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 11.4" x 12.6"