LES NABIS

Les Nabis were a group of Post-Impressionist artists and illustrators in Paris who became very influential in the field of graphic art. Nabi means prophet in Hebrew an Arabic. They also had close ties to the Symbolist painters. Led by Paul Seriusier, the Nabis group of painters were dedicated to following the example of Paul Gaughin in his painting and color techniques.
They were using oils on both canvas and cardboard, distemper on canvas and wall decoration, and also produced posters, prints, book illustration, textiles and furniture. Their inspiration to paint comes from symbolist features  and also impressionist painters. Much of Nabis art has a painterly, non-realistic look, with color palettes often reminding one of Cezanne and Gauguin. 

Les Nabis regarded themselves as initiates, and used a private vocabulary. They called a studio ergasterium, and ended their letters with the initials E.T.P.M.V. et M.P., meaning "En ta paume, mon verbe et ma pensée" ("In the palm of your hand, my word and my thoughts.") 

 Paul Sérusier: The Bois d'Amour à Pont-Aven: The Talisman (Le Talisman), 1888
 Maurice Denis, Tâches de soleil sur la terrasse, 1890









*http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/les-nabis.html
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Nabis
*Taylor,J. Russel, "The Art Nouveau", 1967,MIT Press