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With its fluid organic forms and its devotion to beauty in design, art nouveau has enjoyed great popularity, both at its inception and during the modern resurgence of interest and enthusiasm. Alastair Duncan tells the story of its meteoric rise from its origins as a reaction by young artists and designers to the traditionalism and revivalism of the mid-19th-century fine and decorative arts. The "new art" first made itself felt around 1895, in architecture, furniture, glass, ceramics and the other applied arts, and fell into eclipse after World War I, until its rediscovery in the 1960s. The author recounts the history of this important and influential movement in detail, introducing the main personalities - Galle, Lalique, Tiffany and others - and relating their aims and accomplishments to the background from which the movement emerged. Alastair Duncan, for 14 years associated with Christie's, New York, is an independent consultant on the decorative arts and a recognised authority on art nouveau and art deco. His many books include "Art Nouveau Furniture" (1982) "Art Deco" (1988) and "Louis Majorelle" (1991), all published by Thames and Hudson.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book provides a comprehensive survey of Art Nouveau both in Europe and in America. However it is not really a history of Art Nouveau since the development of the book is not via chronological chapters.
The content of the book is organized around thematic chapters by category, type of art: architecture, furniture, painting and the graphic arts, glass, ceramics, jewelry and fashion, silver, metalware and objets d'art, sculpture.
It is extensively illustrated, both in colour and in black and white.
There is also an index and a bibliography by type of art too.
This book might appeal in particular to amateurs who want to know more about a specific art type and have all the names in such and such specialty together for easy reference.
The content of the book is organized around thematic chapters by category, type of art: architecture, furniture, painting and the graphic arts, glass, ceramics, jewelry and fashion, silver, metalware and objets d'art, sculpture.
It is extensively illustrated, both in colour and in black and white.
There is also an index and a bibliography by type of art too.
This book might appeal in particular to amateurs who want to know more about a specific art type and have all the names in such and such specialty together for easy reference.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This significant movement with so many names,so full of style,introduced 'New Art' uniquely into the applied arts of architecure,furniture,glass,scilpture,ceramics and jewellery.Alastair Duncan's learned,but readable book provides a comprehensive history of its impact on each of these areas,including the graphic arts.With over one hundred illustrations he explains why this so stylish art movement ,like a firework display ,lit up the 'fin de siecle' skyline and then so suddenly fizzled out from view.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
the history of Art Nouveau
15 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
This is a book of an overall survey of the movement: Art Nouveau. I recommend this book to people who want to know the overall history of the movement and names of artists, architects, and designers in the movement.
Informational.
26 Feb 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The book offers enough information about Art Nouveau, but no many high quality pictures. It is understandable because the book was published before digital era.
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