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The style of Art Nouveau is simple. The art has flowing, organic lines, a carefree sense of asymmetry, and delicate detailing to let the people know that it is one of a kind. There are curves ...
This embrace of the Mucha style—even unknowingly—speaks to an artistic connection across countries, from generation to generation, underscoring the lasting power of his art.
If it hadn’t been for the First World War, Art Nouveau might have become the defining style of the 20th Century ... which is fantastic news,” says Zurstrassen. Too many of those amazing ...
There is no train in “Monaco • Monte-Carlo.” The railway ad instead pictures a woman, poised at the shore’s edge. Encircled in rings of carmine- and blush-tinged blossoms, she looks up ...
Over a two-decade period between 1890 and 1910, Art Nouveau style spanned various mediums, referencing art as a way of life. It’s a movement classified by an affinity for florals and curvier ...
Art nouveau could be said to be the first 20th century modern style. It was the first style to stop looking backwards in history for ideas, taking inspiration instead from what it saw around it ...
In the region that gave Art Nouveau its lowest ebb almost a century ago, the Sainsbury Centre is now celebrating the world's first modern design style. IAN COLLINS reports. The Sainsbury Centre is ...
Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Maison Hannon, in the Brussels district of Saint-Gilles, is often described as “mythical”. Looking up at its ...
Just as in the concept of the global collaboration required for the World’s Fair, there is something hopeful in the imagery of the Art Nouveau style, the possibility of a life in alignment with ...