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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intimism canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
ⓘ
painting style ⓘ |
| aestheticQuality |
intimate
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ lyrical ⓘ |
| artForm |
painting
ⓘ
printmaking ⓘ |
| artHistoricalCategory |
European painting movement
ⓘ
modern art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pierre Bonnard
ⓘ
Édouard Vuillard ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
grand academic subjects
ⓘ
monumental historical painting ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | French avant-garde art ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
everyday intimacy
ⓘ
quiet, contemplative mood ⓘ subjective perception of domestic space ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
interior spaces rather than landscapes
ⓘ
personal domestic experience ⓘ |
| geographicCenter | France ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFocus |
bourgeois interiors
ⓘ
family life ⓘ intimate domestic interiors ⓘ private everyday moments ⓘ |
| hasMainPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
reading and leisure scenes ⓘ tabletop still lifes in interiors ⓘ women engaged in household activities ⓘ |
| usesArtisticElement |
decorative patterning
ⓘ
delicate atmosphere ⓘ flattened perspective ⓘ soft lighting effects ⓘ subtle color ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
cropped compositions
ⓘ
loose brushwork ⓘ muted color harmonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jean-Édouard Vuillard