Intimism
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Intimism was a late 19th- and early 20th-century art movement, associated especially with Édouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard, that focused on intimate domestic interiors and private, everyday moments rendered with subtle color and atmosphere.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
ⓘ
painting style ⓘ |
| aestheticQuality |
intimate
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introspective ⓘ lyrical ⓘ |
| artForm |
painting
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printmaking ⓘ |
| artHistoricalCategory |
European painting movement
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modern art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pierre Bonnard
ⓘ
Édouard Vuillard ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
grand academic subjects
ⓘ
monumental historical painting ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | French avant-garde art ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
everyday intimacy
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quiet, contemplative mood ⓘ subjective perception of domestic space ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
interior spaces rather than landscapes
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personal domestic experience ⓘ |
| geographicCenter | France ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFocus |
bourgeois interiors
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family life ⓘ intimate domestic interiors ⓘ private everyday moments ⓘ |
| hasMainPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Belle Époque
ⓘ
fin de siècle Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Impressionism
ⓘ
Japanese prints ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Pierre Bonnard
ⓘ
Édouard Vuillard ⓘ |
| relatedToMovement |
Post-Impressionism
ⓘ
Symbolism ⓘ |
| typicalSubject |
people in home interiors
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reading and leisure scenes ⓘ tabletop still lifes in interiors ⓘ women engaged in household activities ⓘ |
| usesArtisticElement |
decorative patterning
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delicate atmosphere ⓘ flattened perspective ⓘ soft lighting effects ⓘ subtle color ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
cropped compositions
ⓘ
loose brushwork ⓘ muted color harmonies ⓘ |
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