Close
Art Nouveau (Late 19th / Early 20th Centuries)
About Art Nouveau
Description of Art Nouveau
Examples of Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau Artists - 11
Auction Houses - 315
|
|
About Art Nouveau
Description of Art Nouveau |
Art Nouveau
Decorative
style
of
the
late
19th
century
and
the
early
20th
that
flourished
principally
in
Europe
and
the
USA.
Although
it
influenced
painting
and
sculpture,
its
chief
manifestations
were
in
architecture
and
the
decorative
and
graphic
arts,
the
aspects
on
which
this
survey
concentrates.
It
is
characterized
by
sinuous,
asymmetrical
lines
based
on
organic
forms;
in
a
broader
sense
it
encompasses
the
geometrical
and
more
abstract
patterns
and
rhythms
that
were
evolved
as
part
of
... (view more)
Grove Art excerpts - Electronic ©2003, Oxford Art Online
Examples of Art Nouveau at Auction
