Art Nouveau: Objects and Artifacts (Dover Pictorial Archive) - Softcover

Seder, Anton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486797333 ISBN 13: 9780486797335

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2015

Synopsis

Art Nouveau

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From the Back Cover:

A revolutionary reaction to the eclectic historical styles of nineteenth-century art, the turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau movement drew much of its inspiration from nature. Applying its sinuous, curvilinear motifs to the decorative arts, graphics, architecture, sculpture, and painting, artists and crafters attempted to create a style suitable for a "modern" age.
This treasury of rare Art Nouveau decorative ornaments offers an unusual selection of the genre's most strikingly imaginative graphics. Originally published in Paris in 1899 and sold by subscription, the collection features fifty full-page plates depicting a rich profusion of everyday items rendered in the distinctive Art Nouveau style. Intricate patterns of flowers, vines, faces, and other designs decorate scores of objects made of metal, ceramic, and glass: pitchers and vases, cutlery, walking sticks, jewelry, and other objects and artifacts. A source of authentic Art Nouveau graphics, this compilation will serve as an inspiration for artists, illustrators, and designers.
Dover (2015) republication of Esquisses d'art industriel: métal, céramique, verre, Henri Laurens, Paris, ca. 1899.
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About the Author:

Marcelo R. M. Crespo da Silva taught at the University of Cincinnati from 1971 to 1986, after which he joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he is now Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0486797333
• ISBN 13: 9780486797335
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64