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by Stephan Tschudi Madsen
The turn-of-the-century style known as Art Nouveau continues to enjoy great popularity, as evidenced by the strong sales of numerous Dover backlist titles featuring the art of such masters as Mucha, Klinger, Verneuil, and Benirschke. In this absorbing, exceptionally detailed and well-researched study, Dr. Madsen, a noted Norwegian authority on Art Nouveau, examines the movement in depth. He offers a wealth of facts and insights about the origins and development of the style, trends leading up to Art Nouveau (including the influence of Blake and the Pre-Raphaelites), early Art Nouveau in posters and book illustration, Art Nouveau in architecture, in applied art (furniture, jewelry, wrought-iron and glass), painting and sculpture, and, finally, the eclipse of the style. In addition to broad coverage of the movement as a whole, readers will find insightful discussions of a roster of important artists: Emile Gallé, Alphonse Mucha, Walter Crane, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Aubrey Beardsley, Henry Van de Velde, Victor Horta, William Morris, Eugene Grasset, and many more. Enhanced with a magnificent selection of 264 halftones and line drawings, this expert fully documented study will appeal to artists and students, admirers of Art Nouveau and anyone interested in the long-running revival of the style in recent years.
Unabridged republication of the work published by H. Aschehough, Oslo, Norway, 1956. Bibliography. Index. Recent Exhibitions, Contem porary Catalogues; Con. Articles and Periodicals.
264 halftones and line drawings. 488pp. 6 1/2" x 9 1/4". January 2002.
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