Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau and the Birth of Modern DesignBy Jean Lahor
Length2h 58m
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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.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
23Painting
2I. The Origins of Art Nouveau
24Fernand Khnopff (Grembergen-lez-Termonde, 1858 - Brussels, 1921)
3England: Cradle of Art Nouveau
25Jan Toorop (Purworedjo, 1858 - The Hague, 1928)
4Belgium: The Flowering of Art Nouveau
26Aubrey Beardsley (Brighton, 1872 - Menton, 1898)
5France: A Passion for Art Nouveau
27Eugène Grasset (Lausanne, 1845 - Sceaux, 1917)
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6II. Art Nouveau at the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris
28Georges de Feure (Paris, 1868 - 1943)
7The French Pavilion
29Alphonse Mucha (Ivancice, 1860 - Prague, 1939)
8The English Pavilion
30Gustav Klimt (Vienna, 1862 - 1918)
9The American Pavilion
31Koloman Moser (Vienna, 1868 - 1918)
10The Belgian Pavilion
32Architecture
11The German Pavilion
33Victor Horta (Gand, 1861 - Brussels, 1947)
12The Austrian Pavilion
34Henry Van de Velde (Anvers, 1863 - Zurich, 1957)
13The Hungarian Pavilion
35Hector Guimard (Lyon, 1867 - New York, 1942)
14The Dutch Pavilion
36Antoni Gaudí (Riudoms, 1852 - Barcelona, 1926)
15The Danish Pavilion
37Decorative Arts
16The Swedish and Norwegian Pavilions
38Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (Liège, 1858 - Anvers, 1910)
17The Russian Pavilion
39Louis Majorelle (Toul, 1859 - Nancy, 1926)
18The Finnish Pavilion
40Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Glasgow, 1868 - London, 1928)
19The Romanian Pavilion
41Louis Comfort Tiffany (New York, 1848 - 1933)
20The Swiss Pavilion
42Emile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 - 1904)
21Conclusion
43The Daum brothers: Auguste (Bitche, 1853 - Nancy, 1909) and Antonin (Bitche, 1864 - Nancy, 1930)
22Major Artists
44René Jules Lalique (Ay, 1860 - Paris, 1945)
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