Aesthetic Movement (Late 19th Century)

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Aesthetic Movement Artists - 16
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Aesthetic Movement
Term used to describe a movement of the 1870s and 1880s that manifested itself in the fine and decorative arts and architecture in Britain and subsequently in the USA. Reacting to what was seen as evidence of philistinism in art and design, it was characterized by the cult of the beautiful and an emphasis on the sheer pleasure to be derived from it. In painting there was a belief in the autonomy of art, the ... (view more)

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Examples of Aesthetic Movement at Auction

Artists Associated with Aesthetic Movement — 16 artists:

Aubrey Beardsley Sir Max Beerbohm Edward Burne-Jones Jean Delville Fernand Khnopff Gustav Klimt Lucien Levy-Dhurmer Gustave Moreau

William Morris Armand Point Charles de Sousy Ricketts Dante Gabriel Rossetti Alexandre Seon Simeon Solomon Franz von Stuck James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Auction Houses that have sold Aesthetic Movement works - 400

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