Art Nouveau

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.

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.

1;Contents;5
2;The Origins of Art Nouveau;7
2.1;England: Cradle of Art Nouveau;13
2.2;Belgium: The Flowering of Art Nouveau;20
2.3;France: A Passion for Art Nouveau;27
3;Art Nouveau at the 1900Universal Exposition in Paris;39
3.1;The French Pavilion;39
3.2;The English Pavilion;44
3.3;The American Pavilion;51
3.4;The Belgian Pavilion;52
3.5;The German Pavilion;52
3.6;The Austrian Pavilion;63
3.7;The Hungarian Pavilion;63
3.8;The Dutch Pavilion;66
3.9;The Danish Pavilion;69
3.10;The Swedish and Norwegian Pavilions;69
3.11;The Russian Pavilion;72
3.12;The Finnish Pavilion;75
3.13;The Romanian Pavilion;76
3.14;The Swiss Pavilion;76
4;Conclusion;79
5;Major Artists;89
5.1;Painting;91
5.1.1;Fernand Khnopff (Grembergen-lez-Termonde, 1858 - Brussels, 1921);91
5.1.2;Jan Toorop (Purworedjo, 1858 - The Hague, 1928);94
5.1.3;Aubrey Beardsley (Brighton, 1872 - Menton, 1898);99
5.1.4;Eugène Grasset (Lausanne, 1845 - Sceaux, 1917);104
5.1.5;Georges de Feure (Paris, 1868 - 1943);109
5.1.6;Alphonse Mucha (Ivancice, 1860 - Prague, 1939);111
5.1.7;Gustav Klimt (Vienna, 1862 - 1918);119
5.1.8;Koloman Moser (Vienna, 1868 - 1918);120
5.2;Architecture;127
5.2.1;Victor Horta (Gand, 1861 - Brussels, 1947);127
5.2.2;Henry Van de Velde (Anvers, 1863 - Zurich, 1957);132
5.2.3;Hector Guimard (Lyon, 1867 - New York, 1942);139
5.2.4;Antoni Gaudí (Riudoms, 1852 - Barcelona, 1926);142
5.3;Decorative Arts;149
5.3.1;Gustave Serrurier-Bovy (Liège, 1858 - Anvers, 1910);149
5.3.2;Louis Majorelle (Toul, 1859 - Nancy, 1926);155
5.3.3;Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Glasgow, 1868 - London, 1928);160
5.3.4;Louis Comfort Tiffany (New York, 1848 - 1933);167
5.3.5;Emile Gallé (Nancy, 1846 - 1904);172
5.3.6;The Daum brothers: Auguste (Bitche, 1853 - Nancy, 1909)and Antonin (Bitche, 1864 - Nancy, 1930);179
5.3.7;René Jules Lalique (Ay, 1860 - Paris, 1945);184
6;Notes;194
7;Bibliography;195
8;Index;196