Art nouveau [electronic resource] / [Jean Lahor ; translator, Rebecca Brimacombe].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lahor, Jean.

Contributor:

Brimacombe, Rebecca.

Series:

Art of century collection.

Art of century collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art nouveau.

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Parkstone International, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Art Nouveau designates a decorative and architectural style developed in the 1880's and 1890's in the West. Born in reaction to the Industrial Revolution and to the creative vacuum it left behind, Art Nouveau was at the heart of a "renaissance" in the decorative arts. The primary objective of the movement was the creation of a new aesthetic of nature through a return to the study of natural subjects. In order to achieve this, such artists as Gustav Klimt, Koloman Moser, Antoni Gaudí, Jan Toorop, and William Morris favoured innovation in technique and novelty of forms.After its triumph at the

Contents:

Contents; The Origins of Art Nouveau; England: Cradle of Art Nouveau; Belgium: The Flowering of Art Nouveau; France: A Passion for Art Nouveau; Art Nouveau at the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris; The French Pavilion; The English Pavilion; The American Pavilion; The Belgian Pavilion; The German Pavilion; The Austrian Pavilion; The Hungarian Pavilion; The Dutch Pavilion; The Danish Pavilion; The Swedish and Norwegian Pavilions; The Russian Pavilion; The Finnish Pavilion; The Romanian Pavilion; The Swiss Pavilion; Conclusion; Major Artists; Painting

Fernand Khnopff (Grembergen-lez-Termonde, 1858 - Brussels, 1921)Jan Toorop (Purworedjo, 1858 - The Hague, 1928); Aubrey Beardsley (Brighton, 1872 - Menton, 1898); Eugène Grasset (Lausanne, 1845 - Sceaux, 1917); Georges de Feure (Paris, 1868 - 1943); Alphonse Mucha (Ivancice, 1860 - Prague, 1939); Gustav Klimt (Vienna, 1862 - 1918); Koloman Moser (Vienna, 1868 - 1918); Architecture; Victor Horta (Gand, 1861 - Brussels, 1947); Henry Van de Velde (Anvers, 1863 - Zurich, 1957); Hector Guimard (Lyon, 1867 - New York, 1942); Antoni Gaudí (Riudoms, 1852 - Barcelona, 1926); Decorative Arts

Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (Liège, 1858 - Anvers, 1910) Louis Majorelle (Toul, 1859 - Nancy, 1926); Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Glasgow, 1868 - London, 1928); Louis Comfort Tiffany (New York, 1848 - 1933); Emile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 - 1904); The Daum brothers: Auguste (Bitche, 1853 - Nancy, 1909)and Antonin (Bitche, 1864 - Nancy, 1930); René Jules Lalique (Ay, 1860 - Paris, 1945); Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource, PDF version (viewed Sept. 09, 2023).

ISBN:

1-283-95212-2

1-78042-790-5

OCLC:

681503644