Art Appreciation Lecture Series 2014
Realism to Surrealism: European art and culture 1848-1936
Space, symbol and spirit in the work of the Nabis
Dr Georgina Cole
21/22 May 2014
Lecture summary:
This lecture considers the work of painters Denis, Bonnard and Vuillard associated with artistic
group the Nabis. It explores their relationship to the artistic aims of the Symbolist movement in
France in the 1880s and 1890s.
Slide list:
1. Gustave Moreau, Galatea, c.1880, oil on wood, 85.5 x 66 cm, Musée d’Orsay, Paris
2. Odilon Redon, Les yeux clos (Closed Eyes) 1890; Oil on canvas, Musee d'Orsay, Paris
3. Adolphe Bouguereau, The Bathers, 1884
4. Maurice Denis, Springtime, c 1897
5. Paul Serusier, Portrait of Paul Ranson in Nabi Costume, 1890
6. Maurice Denis, Sunlight on the terrace, 1890, oil on cardboard, Musée d'Orsay
7. Paul Gauguin, Yellow Christ, 1889
8. Emile Bernard, Breton women in a green pasture, 1888, oil on canvas, private collection
*9. Paul Gauguin, The vision after the sermon 1888, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Scotland
10. Paul Sérusier, The Talisman,1888, oil on wood, 27 x 21 cm, Musée d’Orsay
*11. Maurice Denis, Easter mystery, 1891, 104 x 102 cm, Art Institute of Chicago
12. Maurice Denis, The Muses, 1893, oil on canvas, 171.5 x 137.5 cm, Musée d’Orsay
*13. Pierre Bonnard, Twilight, 1892, Oil on canvas, 130 x W. 162.5 cm. Paris, Musée d'Orsay
14. Pierre Bonnard, The White Cat, 1892. Oil on card, Paris, Musée d'Orsay
15. Pierre Bonnard, The chequered blouse, 1892, oil on canvas, Paris, Musée d'Orsay
16. Vuillard, Still Life with Salad Greens, 1887-88, Paris: Musée d’Orsay
*17. Vuillard, The Dressmakers, 1891, private collection.
18. Edouard Vuilliard, In bed, 1891, oil on canvas, 73 x 92.5 cm, Musée d’Orsay
19. Vuillard, The Seamstress (1892-95, New Haven, Conn: University Art Gallery).
20. Vuillard, The Window (1884, New York: Museum of Modern Art).
*21. Vuillard, Mother and Sister of the Artist (c.1893, New York: Museum of Modern Art)
22. Vuillard, The Conversation (1891, Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art).
23. Vuillard, An Outspoken Dinner Party (c. 1891, private collection).
24. Vuillard, Girl by the Door (1891, private collection)
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Images:
Paul Gauguin, The vision after the sermon 1888, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Scotland
Maurice Denis, Easter mystery, 1891, 104 x 102 cm, Art Institute of Chicago
Pierre Bonnard, Twilight, 1892, Oil on canvas, 130 x W. 162.5 cm. Paris, Musée d'Orsay
Vuillard, The Dressmakers, 1891, private collection.
Vuillard, Mother and Sister of the Artist (c.1893, New York: Museum of Modern Art)