Impressions Nabies

Gaya by Raphaël Verona in use for the exhibition catalog of Impressions Nabies as shown by the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris. Body text is set in Pollen from Eduardo Berliner. Graphic design by Ursula Held.

The exhibition is presented by the National Library as follows (translated):

While the Nabis artists are known for their paintings and decorative arts, their contribution to the field of printmaking is less well known. The Bibliothèque nationale de France is highlighting this aspect of their work in the exhibition Impressions nabies, on display at the Mansart-Pigott Gallery at the Richelieu site. This short-lived movement, which flourished for around ten years (1890–1900), brought together some of the major figures in late 19th-century art (Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard, Maurice Denis, Ker Xavier Roussel, Félix Vallotton, Henri-Gabriel Ibels, Paul Ranson and Aristide Maillol). Using colour lithography and wood engraving, the Nabis created a variety of works inspired by everyday life: artistic prints, posters, illustrations, show programmes and decorative objects. During the Gallica Impressions nabies meeting, we will continue our exploration of this movement using the resources available in Gallica: we will browse through the artists’ printed works, leaf through the books they illustrated and place them in context thanks to the many publications from the period available online.