Intimism (painting)
The intimism is a style of painting , which results from the Impressionism developed. The term was coined by André Gide . He saw in the paintings of Édouard Vuillard , which were created in the 1890s, an intimate painting with subdued color values. Intimism is occasionally assigned to both post-impressionism and symbolism . Some authors, on the other hand, see an ism in it that is somewhere between post-impressionism and symbolism.
The main exponents of intimism are the French painters Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard. They are also counted among the artists' group of the Nabis , but were less interested in the group's painting style preferred by Paul Sérusier .
Characteristic of the sculptures is a detailed description of domestic privacy. Both interiors and scenic representations of the area outside the home (garden) are the preferred subjects.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Peter H. Feist: French Impressionism , Taschen Verlag GmbH, Cologne 1995, ISBN 3-8228-8702-1 , p. 12
- ^ Hartmann art dictionary