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Search:: Artists Alphabetically Artists by Country Artists by Century Artists by Movement Art Nouveau 1890-1915 Art Nouveau means 'New Art' in French The Art Nouveau style is characterized by strong compositions, natural colors, sensuous curves derived from nature and graceful flowing lines. Reality and stylization are fully integrated throughout the entire composition. Heavily influenced by Japanese woodblock prints, the highly stylized organic, ornamental shapes and patterns quickly infused all aspects of design and later inspired the Art Deco movement. Art Nouveau first appeared in the mid 1880s, lasting into the early 1900s. The style developed in Paris. Alphonse Mucha, Gustav Klimt and Théophile Steinlen are most closely associated with the Art Nouveau style. Artists of this style emphasized intensely erotic themes as well as mythology and litrature. Favoring: Eve, flowers, butterflies, Lilith, serpents and nature motifs. Art Nouveau designs influenced jewelry, architectural design, wallpaper and furniture, posters, magazine and calendar illustration. Masters of the Art Nouveau Style Théophile Steinlen, Swiss, 1859-1923 Gustav Klimt, Austrian, 1862-1918 Aubrey Beardsley, British, 1872-1898 Alphonse Mucha, Czechoslovakian, 1860-1939 Antonio Gaudí, Spanish, 1852-1926 Hector Guimard, French, 1867-1942) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French, 1861-1901 Charactoristics, Words and Phrases associated with the Art Nouveau movement- butterflies, birds, simplified forms, femininity, pictorial rhythm, strong compositions, natural colors, sensuous curves derived from nature, graceful flowing lines, stylization Japanese woodblock prints, organic, ornamental shapes and patterns. ☼☼☼☼☼ Require more facts and information about Art Nouveau style? Poke around every nook and cranny of the known universe for information this subject. Search Here
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