Inspired by contemporary Symbolist theory and the art of Paul Gauguin, the Nabis set out to revolutionize traditional aesthetics, turning their talents to painting, printmaking, posters, book illustration, textiles, furniture, and theatre design. Their common aim was to make art part of everyday life.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Gauguin Tahiti,' organized by the Râeunion des Musâees Nationaux, the Musâee d'Orsay, Paris, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston."--T.p. vers

"The Musée d'Orsay, located at the heart of Paris in a former railway station across the river from the Louvre and the Tuileries, has attracted thousands of visitors daily since it opened in 1986. It is a national museum devoted to the art of the second half of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th, between the emergence of realism in 1848 and the beginnings of fauvism in 1905. While it covers all fields of artistic creativity, the museum owes much of its fame to its Impressionist collections, formed over more than a century, and the masterpieces of Manet, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec. However, they hang close to the late works of Corot, Ingres and Delacroix, while Courbet unquestionably emerges as the initiator of the Impressionist avant-garde. The upholders of tradition, the advocates of official, academic and naturalistic art, are also exhibited, in the form of paintings by Cabanel, Cormon and Bastien-Lepage. Works acquired in recent years have made possible to improve the representation of the French school, especially for artists such as Bonnard and the Nabis. But the Musée d'Orsay does not disregard foreign schools, and a special effort has been made to supplement a collection initiated around 1890. Alongside Whistler's masterpiece we now find major works by Burne-Jones, Böcklin, Klimt, Munch, Hodler, Hammershøi and many others. After an introduction which outlines the history of the collections and explains the chronological approach, the authors of the work -- curators at the museum -- analyse the pictorial creative output of this wonderfully rich and diverse period." -- Provided by publisher

"Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a self-taught artist with a unique style, exemplified in his visionary jungle scenes. These dream-like tableaux, for which he drew heavily on visits to Paris' Botanical Gardens, captivate with the lushness of their plant and animal life, while unsettling the viewer with their heady combination of exoticism and romanticism. This sumptuously illustrated book provides not only a comprehensive overview of Rousseau's career, but also penetrating insights into his inspiration. With large, color reproductions of his paintings, many previously unpublished illustrations of his sources and influences, and a wealth of new research on his life and work (including the only interview conducted with the artist), "Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris is poised to become the definitive volume on this remarkable painter."--BOOK JACKET.

With large, full-color reproductions of Rousseau's paintings and many previously unpublished illustrations of his sources and influences, alongside a wealth of new research, this definitive overview provides new perspectives on both the life and the work ofthis remarkable artist.

Les nabis : c'est ainsi que se nomme un groupe de jeunes peintres en 1888. Paul Sérusier, Aristide Maillol ou encore Georges Lacombe furent les prophètes de cette nouvelle peinture qui s'inspire des oeuvres de Gauguin et du symbolisme et qui influença d'autres domaines artistiques comme la création de meubles, la tapisserie, le vitrail, la lithographie ou l'illustration de livres.