Art Nouveau The Pocket Visual Encyclopedia of Art |
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Editor:
| Scala Group Staff, |
ISBN: | 978-1-56649-388-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Welcome Rain Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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At the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth, the Art Nouveau movement introduced a vital spirit of artistic and cultural renewal to virtually every aspect of artistic production: from paintings and graphics to advertising posters, finding its most remarkable expression in architecture, interior design, and the decorative arts. Many of the interpreters of Art Nouveau - including Van de Velde, Tiffany, Klimpt, Horta, Beardsley, Guimard and Mackintosh - were...
More DescriptionAt the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth, the Art Nouveau movement introduced a vital spirit of artistic and cultural renewal to virtually every aspect of artistic production: from paintings and graphics to advertising posters, finding its most remarkable expression in architecture, interior design, and the decorative arts. Many of the interpreters of Art Nouveau - including Van de Velde, Tiffany, Klimpt, Horta, Beardsley, Guimard and Mackintosh - were inspired by the sinuous, elegant, and dynamic shapes and lines of flowers,plants, and the female form, introducing these natural forms into their art.