Fantastic book for its many, many reproductions, all in full color. Mostly of works by Bonnard of course but also of others who were part of the "Nabi" grouping: Vuillard, Denis, Vallotton; and the occasional artist in a nearby orbit. The text in the sections on Bonnard's life and the post-Impressionist age generally are fine and adequate. The middle Masterworks section goes into details about Bonnard's individual paintings, but only those held in Russia by the Hermitage and Pushkin museums. ( )

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. ( )