Book Overview
Alastair Duncan 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. 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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0500202737
ISBN13:9780500202739
Release Date:June 1994
Publisher:Thames & Hudson
Length:218 Pages
Weight:1.09 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.3"
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