The Prophets: Pont-Aven, the Nabis, Toulouse-Lautrec

Series: Pathways of Modern Painting Series

Duration: 18

Year Published: 1971

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: An examination of an artistic group which emphasized form and the decorative and became known as the Nabis or prophets. Homage à Cézanne by Maurice Denis opens the film because it reaffirms that the Nabis saw their movement as a development of the work of their predecessors. The film includes work by Gauguin, Serusier, Vuillard, and an illustrative comparison with Toulouse-Lautrec.

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