Art nouveau
By: [text: Jean Lahor ; translator: Rebecca Brimacombe]
Series: Art of century collection; Art of century collection
Publisher: Grange
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Rochester, Kent
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781840138917
Subjects: Art nouveau
Description: Art Nouveau designates a 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 left behind in its wake, 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 Gaudi, Jan Toorop, and William Morris favoured innovation in technique and novelty of forms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The origins of art nouveau; title: Art nouveau at the1900 Universal Exposition in Paris; title: Conclusion; title: Major artists.