This sumptuous volume explores key aspects of Art Nouveau -- decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising, and more -- with an in-depth approach and stunning illustrations.
Examines Art Nouveau worldwide in the context of the issues of the age, from fin-de-siecle anxieties about the pressures of modern life to nationalism, spiritualism, the emancipation of women and the heroic cult of youth.
Tells the story of the meteoric rise and fall of Art Nouveau, which began as a general reaction by young artists and designers to the stifling traditionalism and revivalism of the mid-nineteenth-century fine and decorative arts.
Examines and celebrates the diversity and brilliance of Art Nouveau - from its origins in the 1890s, through its flowering at the turn of the century, to its continued transformations in recent decades.