-- The author is one of the world's leading authorities on Art Nouveau and is able to give new insights into the period following a lifetime of personal research -- One of a series of five titles that will provide a complete picture of the whole period -- Art Nouveau: From Mackintosh to Liberty -- the first volume -- is already being reprinted Art Nouveau was a creative whirlwind that blew through the cobwebs of French historicism in the decorative arts, transforming the look of the final decades of the 19th century, and ...
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-- The author is one of the world's leading authorities on Art Nouveau and is able to give new insights into the period following a lifetime of personal research -- One of a series of five titles that will provide a complete picture of the whole period -- Art Nouveau: From Mackintosh to Liberty -- the first volume -- is already being reprinted Art Nouveau was a creative whirlwind that blew through the cobwebs of French historicism in the decorative arts, transforming the look of the final decades of the 19th century, and bringing a fresh, new, bright approach to creativity. Based on Nature, as seen through a sophisticated form of Japonism, it proclaimed a cult of beauty based on the feminine imperative, which contained within itself all that was good and all that was wicked. This volume, by one of the world's leading experts, traces that road, cuts down the undergrowth of misunderstanding and examines aspects of the style in a witty, entertaining and informative narrative complemented by a comprehensive set of detailed biographies and lavish color illustrations of the most striking creations of Art Nouveau.
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