Art Nouveau: Objects and Artifacts

Art Nouveau: Objects and ArtifactsA revolutionary reaction to the eclectic historical styles of nineteenth century art, the turn of the century Art Nouveau movement drew much of its inspiration from nature. Applying its sinuous, curvilinear motifs to the decorative arts, graphics, architecture, sculpture, and painting, artists and crafters attempted to create a style suitable for a "modern" age. This treasury of rare Art Nouveau decorative ornaments offers an unusual selection of the

Bard of Avon

"It is the perfect blend of fashion

copyright-free images that will be welcomed by artists

Commissioned at the end of the eighteenth century by famed art collector and author Thomas Hope

It's a "thrilling account of one of the most magnificent expeditions in all history

noted nineteenth-century architect and writer Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc discusses such architectural elements as dungeons

Ray Middleton

to walking sticks

numerous animals (horses

or by any appeal to sex and violence

Reprint of the Eveleigh Nash

and dyadics