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    Art Nouveau

    50 Works Of Art You Should Know

    Part of 50 You Should Know

    Author Susie Hodge
    Paperback
    $19.95 US
    Prestel Publishing | Prestel
    7.94"W x 9.63"H x 0.46"D   | 17 oz | 32 per carton
    On sale Nov 25, 2015 | 128 Pages | 9783791381282
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    A new edition to Prestel’s popular "50s" series, this collection of the finest examples of Art Nouveau shows how the movement impacted every artistic discipline. The heyday of the Art Nouveau style was relatively short,
    spanning the decades immediately before and after 1900.
    However it was a tremendously important period, not only
    for its radical shift away from the academic and romantic
    movements of the late 19th century, but also for its embrace
    of nature and natural forms. This authoritative, accessible, and
    beautifully illustrated book explores fifty of the most important
    works of the Art Nouveau style. From Mackmurdo’s jacket
    design of Christopher Wren’s City Churches to Sykes’ sculpture,
    The Spirit of Ecstasy, each work is presented in double-page
    spreads that chronologically trace Art Nouveau’s development
    and breadth—from architecture, Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, and
    graphic arts, Toulouse-Lautrec’s poster advertising the Divan
    Japonais, to home décor, lamps by Tiffany and Daum Frères,
    and painting, Munch’s Madonnas and Walter Crane’s Neptune’s
    Horses. Each entry includes a full-page illustration and concise
    explanatory texts. An introductory essay on the history and
    legacy of Art Nouveau, along with brief biographies of the
    artists featured in the book, make this a comprehensive yet
    compact reference work.

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    A new edition to Prestel’s popular "50s" series, this collection of the finest examples of Art Nouveau shows how the movement impacted every artistic discipline. The heyday of the Art Nouveau style was relatively short,
    spanning the decades immediately before and after 1900.
    However it was a tremendously important period, not only
    for its radical shift away from the academic and romantic
    movements of the late 19th century, but also for its embrace
    of nature and natural forms. This authoritative, accessible, and
    beautifully illustrated book explores fifty of the most important
    works of the Art Nouveau style. From Mackmurdo’s jacket
    design of Christopher Wren’s City Churches to Sykes’ sculpture,
    The Spirit of Ecstasy, each work is presented in double-page
    spreads that chronologically trace Art Nouveau’s development
    and breadth—from architecture, Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, and
    graphic arts, Toulouse-Lautrec’s poster advertising the Divan
    Japonais, to home décor, lamps by Tiffany and Daum Frères,
    and painting, Munch’s Madonnas and Walter Crane’s Neptune’s
    Horses. Each entry includes a full-page illustration and concise
    explanatory texts. An introductory essay on the history and
    legacy of Art Nouveau, along with brief biographies of the
    artists featured in the book, make this a comprehensive yet
    compact reference work.

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