Nabis

British  

/ nabi /

plural noun

1. a group of French artists much influenced by Gauguin, including Bonnard and Vuillard, who reacted against the naturalism of the impressionists See also synthetism

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Etymology

Origin of Nabis

C19: French, from Hebrew nābhi prophet

Example Sentences

Belle Epoque French-Swiss painter Félix Vallotton, best known as a printmaker associated with the symbolist group Les Nabis, took on Verdun — an epic, nearly yearlong battle in eastern France.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Work by members of the Nabis group is especially well represented in the Keithley’s gift, enhancing the museum’s already impressive collection of French modern art.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2020

She and Roger, 88, whose wealth derives from the global energy company Applied Energy Services, fell in love with the Nabis at a 1993 exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2019

"Nowadays Nabis would be able to tell pretty quickly if it was the same gun."

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2011

Nabis, Prince of the Spartans, withstood a siege by all of Greece and by one of Rome’s most victorious armies, and he defended his native city and his own state against them.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli