Favorite Art Nouveau pieces - Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL
03.10.2023
Indian Mallow Corolla design lamp, Emile Galle, 1900; Art Nouveau was popular between 1890 and 1910 during the Belle Époque period, and was a reaction against the academic art, eclecticism and historicism of 19th century architecture and decoration
Glass vase, Emile Galle, 1915; Art Nouveau reached its peak at the 1900 Paris International Exposition, which introduced the work of artists such as Louis Comfort Tiffany; it appeared in graphic arts in the posters of Mucha, and the glassware of Lalique and Gallé
Lithograph, Alphonse Marie Mucha, 1896; Art Nouveau was most widely used in interior design, graphic arts, furniture, glass art, textiles, ceramics, jewelry and metal work; there is a nice museum in Prague dedicated to Mucha
Autumn design pendant, Rene Lalique, 1900; Art Nouveau was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers; one major objective of Art Nouveau was to break down the traditional distinction between fine arts and applied arts
Dahlia vase, Emile Galle, 1890; Galle was noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art and Art Nouveau furniture, and was a founder of the École de Nancy or Nancy School, a movement of design in the city of Nancy, France
Candlestick, Tiffany Studios, 1902; between April and November 1900, the Paris Exposition Universelle attracted nearly 50 million visitors, and showcased the architecture, design, glassware, furniture and decorative objects of Art Nouveau
Orchid vase, Emile Galle, 1890; by 1914, and with the beginning of the First World War, Art Nouveau was largely exhausted; in the 1920s, it was replaced as the dominant architectural and decorative art style by Art Deco and then Modernism
Fish, seaweed and coral glass vase, Daum Freres, 1895; some famous Art Nouveau buildings include Casa Battlo in Barcelona, the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City, the Little Singer Building in New York City and those along Albert Street in Riga, Latvia
Dragonfly and water glass vase, Emile Galle, 1910; Hector Guimard was given the commission to design the now iconic entrances for the new Paris Métro, which brought Art Nouveau to the attention of the millions of visitors to the 1900 Exposition Universelle
Osiris series earthenware vase, Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel, 1903; Antoni Gaudi designed in the Art Nouveau style with his masterpieces including Casa Mila, the Sagrada Familia, Palau Guell and Park Guell (all are UNESCO World Heritage Sites now)
Dragonfly ewer, Emile Galle, 1890; Nancy, France became a capital of Art Nouveau as major artists working there included Gallé, the Daum brothers in glass design, and the designer Louis Majorelle, who created furniture with graceful floral and vegetal forms
Phanomen design table lamp, Glasfabrik Johann Loetz Witwe, 1901; my favorite art museum, the Orsay in Paris, was originally a railway station and was completed in 1900 in an Art Nouveau style
Thistle and Cross of Lorraine glass bowl, Emile Galle, 1885; his father, Charles Gallé, was a merchant of glassware and ceramics who had settled in Nancy in 1844, and his father-in-law owned a factory which manufactured mirrors
Lily vase, Tiffany Studios, 1905; floral forms were popular, inspired by lilies, wisteria and other flowers, particularly in the lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany and the glass objects made by the artists of the School of Nancy and Émile Gallé
Forget-me-nots glass vase, Emile Galle, 1900; Art Nouveau was a luxury style which required expert craftsmen and could not be easily mass-produced; Vienna had a distinct variant of Art Nouveau, known as the Vienna Secession, with artists like Gustav Klimt
Brass vase, Louis-Eugene Maurel, 1910; besides Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner also used Art Nouveau in Barcelona in buildings such as the Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau - both now UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Glazed clay bowl, Emile Galle, 1898; early Art Nouveau was characterized by undulating, curving forms inspired by lilies, vines, flower stems and other natural forms, used in particular in the interiors of Horta and the decoration of Majorelle and Gallé
Oak and fruitwood nesting tables, Louis Majorelle, 1910; Majorelle furniture was characterized by the use of exotic and expensive materials, including mahogany with inlays of precious woods and trim, and curving forms without right angles
Brass, copper, wood and glass mantel clock, Alfred-Louis-Achille Daguet, 1902; actress and Art Nouveau collector Sarah Bernhardt owned pieces designed by Daguet
Oak and fruitwood revolving bookstand, Emile Galle, 1904; Art Nouveau furniture design was closely tied to the architecture of the buildings; the architects often designed the furniture, carpets, light fixtures, doorknobs and other decorative details
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