Nabi style

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Nabi style was a late 19th-century French Post-Impressionist art movement characterized by flat areas of color, decorative patterning, and a focus on symbolic and spiritual content over naturalistic representation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Post-Impressionism
art movement
associatedWith Félix Vallotton
Ker-Xavier Roussel
Maurice Denis
Paul Sérusier
Pierre Bonnard
Édouard Vuillard
countryOfOrigin France
field decorative arts
painting
poster art
printmaking
hasCharacteristic bold contours
decorative patterning
emphasis on spiritual content
emphasis on symbolic content
flat areas of color
influence from Japanese prints
rejection of strict naturalistic representation
simplified forms
use of non-naturalistic color
hasGoal express inner spiritual or emotional states
unite fine and decorative arts
hasTheme domestic interiors
intimate everyday scenes
mythic or allegorical subjects
religious symbolism
inception late 19th century
influenced 20th-century decorative arts
Art Nouveau
modern graphic design
influencedBy Cloisonnism
Japanese ukiyo-e
Paul Gauguin
Symbolism
Synthetism
movementOf Les Nabis
opposedTo academic naturalism
partOf Post-Impressionist movements in France
period fin de siècle
usesTechnique decorative surface design
large flat color planes
pattern repetition
strong linear outlines

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