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1 online resource (199 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| 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 1900Universal 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 |
| Summary |
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 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 Par |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index |
| Credits |
Translation of L'art nouveau: son histoire, l'art nouveau étranger a l'exposition, l'art nouveau au point de vue social |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Exposition universelle (1900 : Paris, France)
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Art nouveau.
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Art -- Philosophy.
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Art Nouveau.
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ART -- History -- Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
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Art nouveau
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Art -- Philosophy
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780427904 |
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1780427905 |
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