Art Nouveau
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Jean Lahor
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Art Nouveau
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Parkstone-International
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Art Nouveau gives a name to the decorative and architectural style developed in the 1880s and 1890s 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, artists such 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 Paris Universal Exposition in 1900, the trend continued and has inspired many artists ever since. Art Deco, the successor of Art Nouveau, appeared after World War II.
Contents
5
The Origins of Art Nouveau
7
England: Cradle of Art Nouveau
13
Belgium: The Flowering of Art Nouveau
20
France: A Passion for Art Nouveau
27
Art Nouveau at the 1900Universal Exposition in Paris
39
The French Pavilion
39
The English Pavilion
44
The American Pavilion
51
The Belgian Pavilion
52
The German Pavilion
52
The Austrian Pavilion
63
The Hungarian Pavilion
63
The Dutch Pavilion
66
The Danish Pavilion
69
The Swedish and Norwegian Pavilions
69
The Russian Pavilion
72
The Finnish Pavilion
75
The Romanian Pavilion
76
The Swiss Pavilion
76
Conclusion
79
Major Artists
89
Painting
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Fernand Khnopff (Grembergen-lez-Termonde, 1858 - Brussels, 1921)
91
Jan Toorop (Purworedjo, 1858 - The Hague, 1928)
94
Aubrey Beardsley (Brighton, 1872 - Menton, 1898)
99
Eugène Grasset (Lausanne, 1845 - Sceaux, 1917)
104
Georges de Feure (Paris, 1868 - 1943)
109
Alphonse Mucha (Ivancice, 1860 - Prague, 1939)
111
Gustav Klimt (Vienna, 1862 - 1918)
119
Koloman Moser (Vienna, 1868 - 1918)
120
Architecture
127
Victor Horta (Gand, 1861 - Brussels, 1947)
127
Henry Van de Velde (Anvers, 1863 - Zurich, 1957)
132
Hector Guimard (Lyon, 1867 - New York, 1942)
139
Antoni Gaudí (Riudoms, 1852 - Barcelona, 1926)
142
Decorative Arts
149
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (Liège, 1858 - Anvers, 1910)
149
Louis Majorelle (Toul, 1859 - Nancy, 1926)
155
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Glasgow, 1868 - London, 1928)
160
Louis Comfort Tiffany (New York, 1848 - 1933)
167
Emile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 - 1904)
172
The Daum brothers: Auguste (Bitche, 1853 - Nancy, 1909)and Antonin (Bitche, 1864 - Nancy, 1930)
179
René Jules Lalique (Ay, 1860 - Paris, 1945)
184
Notes
194
Bibliography
195
Index
196
