Meet Les Nabis, the “Prophets of Modern Art” Who Transformed Turn-Of-The-Century Painting

Invigorated by this new approach to painting, the Nabi movement quickly materialized.

That same year, the Nabis established a studio at28 rue Pigallein Paris.

They also produced wallpaper, tapestries, ceramic wares, and stained glass.

Maurice Denis, “Poetic Arabesque,” 1892 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[CC BY 2.0])

It has reached the stage at which definitive syntheses are possible.

Everything is contained within the beauty of the work.

Louis-Alfred Natanson, Photo of Ker-Xavier Roussel, Édouard Vuillard, Romain Coolus, and Felix Vallotton in 1899 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public Domain])

Paul Sérusier, “The Talisman,” 1888 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public Domain])

Édouard Vuillard, “The Flowered Dress,” 1891 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public Domain])

Édouard Vuillard, “Public Gardens,” 1894 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public Domain])

Maurice Denis, “Homage to Cézanne,” 1900 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public Domain])