To decorate is one of the oldest impulses behind painting, and in the golden period between 1880 and 1930 it became dominant. “Beyond the Easel: Decorative Painting by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis & Roussel,” the exhibition currently at the Art Institute of Chicago, examines a French manifestation by these four artists, but decorative painting — and its adaptation to mosaics — also showed itself in other countries.
An exhibition can go only so far in re-creating environments, so today we present a few original settings that go beyond the show, highlighting some other artists. The aims of the rooms — and their individual objects — are as different as the artists who designed them, yet the impulse is the same. For half a century, some of the most advanced artists in Europe turned to making various interiors a pleasureful refuge from the rest of the world.
![Volunteers who have been providing care packages and assisting migrants off of buses and onto trains at Wilmette’s Metra Station urged the Wilmette Village Board to not follow neighboring communities by adopting a busing ordinance during Wednesday night’s meeting. Despite concerns, trustees voted unanimously to limit unscheduled bus drop-offs to weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Village Manager Michael Braiman, who told Pioneer Press in early January the village had no plans to move forward with busing ordinances, said increased late-night drop-offs have begun to cause concern. According to the village, 68 buses with approximately 2,700 people have arrived […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PPN-L-WLM-busingordinance-050224-01.jpg?w=467 "Volunteers who have been providing care packages and assisting migrants off of buses and onto trains at Wilmette’s Metra Station urged the Wilmette Village Board to not follow neighboring communities by adopting a busing ordinance during Wednesday night’s meeting. Despite concerns, trustees voted unanimously to limit unscheduled bus drop-offs to weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Village Manager Michael Braiman, who told Pioneer Press in early January the village had no plans to move forward with busing ordinances, said increased late-night drop-offs have begun to cause concern. According to the village, 68 buses with approximately 2,700 people have arrived […]")