Thursday, February 22, 2024

what is art nouveau?

Whistler, Peacock Room (1976) Freer Gallery, Washington

Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1890 and 1910.

1- reaction against 19th century academic art,
2- natural forms and structures,
3- curved lines of plants and flowers,

Staircase for the Salle du Theatre in the Grand Magazins (1905)

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