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Bonnard and the Nabis (Temporis)

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Bonnard and the Nabis includes the work of Pierre Bonnard along with Edouard Vuillard, Ker Xavier Roussel, Maurice Denis and Felix Vallotton. The first half of the book concerns Bonnard; in pages seven through fifty-nine the well illustrated text discusses his life and work. The Masterworks runs from page sixty to one hundred and thirteen, and comprises full page plates of Bonnard's paintings, occasionally accompanied by a page of explanatory text. The remainder of the book is given over to the other four artists; following a general discussion of the Nabis the life and work of each artist is discussed individually along with colour plates of their work. The book concludes with five separate biographies of a page each, notes and a bibliography.

This is a fine book, the text is comprehensive and very readable, and it is superbly illustrated almost entirely in full colour with the vast majority of the images being full page size or nearly so. The plates illustrating the text are placed close to their mention in the text. In addition to the work of the artists under discussion there are several examples of the paintings of other artists for purposes of comparison. There are about 200 illustrations in total, all but about half a dozen in full colour, and the quality of reproduction is excellent.

This is a 5 STAR book. The color plates (They are ALL color) are excellent as far as reproduction is concerned, and there are plenty of them. The text is informative, bringing in other painters and their paintings for references.The text and the plates shed light on the Nabis, in a useful way. Though a 2005 edition, the pages are still pristine. So, I highly recommend this book.