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Bonnard to Vuillard: The Intimate Poetry of Everyday Life

The Nabi Collection of Vicki and Roger Sant

Exhibition

$12 for adults; $10 for students as well as visitors 62 and over; free for visitors 18 and under

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Exhibition Curator Elsa Smithgall introduces the exhibition

The Sant Collection

This gift from Vicki and Roger Sant is nothing short of transformative. Through the bequest, the Sants contribute mightily to the growth of our holdings and strengthen our role as a leading center for the research and presentation of late-19th-century European art. We remain grateful to Vicki for her unwavering service and commitment to the Phillips as Trustee, President, Chair, and then Honorary Chair for over 30 years, and dedicate this exhibition to her in loving memory.
—Dorothy Kosinski, Vradenburg Director & CEO

This exhibition is planned in conjunction with a major promised gift from Vicki and Roger Sant of over 40 paintings and works on paper as well as two print portfolios from one of the finest private collections of Nabi art in the United States. The Phillips is delighted to announce this monumental gift on the occasion of the museum’s upcoming centennial in 2021. In addition to the promised gift of art, Vicki and Roger Sant have also designated a major bequest to create an endowment in support of the preservation, care, and study of the Sant Collection.

The Sants’ collection was shaped over more than 20 years by a deep relationship with each work and a keen understanding of its role in the context of modern art. Like the Nabis, who were committed to making art a part of everyday life, the Sants built a collection that filled their home with profound joy. It is fitting that these works will eventually move from the domestic interior of the Sants’ residence to the intimate spaces of the Phillips, where they will meet kindred spirits: French works by members of the Nabis and the Post-Impressionists acquired by founder Duncan Phillips. 

Exhibition catalogue

A catalogue of the same title, published by Rizzoli Electa in association with The Phillips Collection, accompanies the exhibition. Edited by exhibition curator Elsa Smithgall, it includes contributions by European modernism scholars Sarah Bertalan, Isabelle Cahn, Clément Dessy, Dorothy Kosinski, and Katherine M. Kuenzli. The richly-illustrated book features a conversation between the Sants and Phillips Collection Vradenburg Director & CEO Dorothy Kosinski, as well as essays exploring the role of the Nabis in the early histories of modern art, the influence of Symbolist poetry and literature, and the innovative techniques of Nabi printmaking.

Available in the museum shop: $60 / $54 Members


Organized by The Phillips Collection, this exhibition celebrates the transformative bequest from Vicki and Roger Sant. 

Presented by lead sponsors Dina and George Perry.

Brought to you by the generous support of John and Gina Despres, The Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder Foundation, Mrs. Marion Rosenthal, Ken and Dorothy Woodcock, George Vradenburg and the Vradenburg Foundation, Katherine and David Bradley, and Louisa C. Duemling. 

Additional support provided by the Jacqueline and Marc Leland Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Small.

In-kind support is provided by 

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