Art Nouveau
by Gabriele Fahr-Becker
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The unity of art and life was the goal of the Art Nouveau movement, the prelude to modernity. On the basis of shared ideas, its adherents strove for a homogenous style, which nonetheless took on manifold variations in its expression. Dr. Gabriele Fahr-Becker explores this artistic movement in architecture, interior decor, furniture design, silver and gold smithery, ceramics and glasswork, graphic arts and painting. The author leads her readers through the diverse national variations of Art show more Nouveau in Europe and the United States. The significance of the literary and philosophical as well as cultural and political background is explained by means of many theories and writings by artists and their contemporaries. The countless permutations of Art Nouveau are woven into a complex and yet distinctive picture of this artistic movement at the turn of the twentieth century. show lessTags
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Art Nouveau by Gabriele Fahr-Becker breaks down it's information by location allowing you to see the impact of particular parts of Europe and America on the Art Nouveau movement. It provides the reader with resources like a basic glossary, high level artist bios and a complete reference list. This book was a educational resource which provided information on various art and craft influences including glass.
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gorgeous images of many genres--this period is probably one of my favorites
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- Original title
- Jugendstil
- Original publication date
- 1996
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- Genres
- Art & Design, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 709.0349 — Arts & recreation Arts History, geographic treatment, biography By Period 1500- 1800-1899 19th Century Art nouveau
- LCC
- NK1380 .F3413 — Fine Arts 3600-(9990) Other arts and art industries Decorative arts Decoration and ornament. Design History
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- Languages
- 12 — Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Spanish, Swedish
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- Paper
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- 31
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