The grand opening in 1895 of Siegfried Bing's gallery, L'Art Nouveau, was a major event on the Parisian calendar. For Bing, a renowned dealer in Japanese art and Europe's leading exponent of Japonisme, the beautifully designed furnishings and objects he collected - and in many cases commissioned - fulfilled his vision of a new design aesthetic that promoted harmony and elegance. Overnight, Bing's emporium for new art became a symbol for, and the name of, an artistic movement known around the world. Illuminating Bing's role ...
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The grand opening in 1895 of Siegfried Bing's gallery, L'Art Nouveau, was a major event on the Parisian calendar. For Bing, a renowned dealer in Japanese art and Europe's leading exponent of Japonisme, the beautifully designed furnishings and objects he collected - and in many cases commissioned - fulfilled his vision of a new design aesthetic that promoted harmony and elegance. Overnight, Bing's emporium for new art became a symbol for, and the name of, an artistic movement known around the world. Illuminating Bing's role as a creative entrepreneur and the principal creator of the new style, this book explores his sponsorship of Japanese art; his close ties to such painters as Bonnard, Munch, and Toulouse-Lautrec; and his collaboration with Louis Comfort Tiffany and leading design studios in America and Britain. Bing's work as an interior decorator at the Paris World Fair of 1900 demonstrated the ability of one man to influence the arts worldwide. illustrations, reveals anew how one visionary individual shaped the tastes of a generation by effectively uniting Asian, European, and American styles, techniques, and sensibilities.
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New in shrinkwrap. Burgundy boards, color-illustrated and red dust jacket wtih blue and white lettering. 295 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "It was on 26 December 1895 that art dealer Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) opened the doors of his Paris shop L'Art Nouveau. This long-awaited event represented the birth of a new movement in art." "The Origins of L'Art Nouveau is more than a monograph on Siegfried Bing, his shop and his national and international influence. It also analyses the development of Art Nouveau, and explores the fusion of applied and fine art into an all-embracing new stylistic form. Numerous previously unpublished photographs and works of art further elucidate the narrative."--Jacket. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "L'Art Nouveau, la Maison Bing, " presented at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Nov. 26, 2004-Feb. 27, 2005; the Museum Villa Stuck, Münich, Mar. 17-July 31, 2005; the CaixaForum, Barcelona, Sept. 2005-Jan. 2006; and the Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, March-July, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-289) and index.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 295 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Pristine condition inside. Dust cover, very light wear on corners.