A Sourcebook of Gauguin's Symbolist Followers : Les Nabis, Pont-Aven, Rose + Croix

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) played a seminal role in Post-Impressionist France.

In his writings and work, he favored emotional responses to nature over intellectual uses of lines, color, and composition.

In 1888 he and Emile Bernard developed a new style called Synthetism.

Three groups of Gauguin's symbolist followers—Pont Aven, Les Nabis, and Rose + Croix pursued and extended the Synthetist vision.

This sourcebook focuses on the most prominent adherents of the three schools directly affected by Gauguin's symbolism. This is the first comprehensive, single-volume guide and bibliography of artists in these three important French avant-garde movements.

This work covers the entire careers of 16 artists by providing biographical sketches, chronologies, citations to primary and secondary literature and exhibitions.