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Art Nouveau

From: Encyclopedia Britannica | Date: 2007 | Copyright information

Decorative style that flourished in western Europe and the U.S. 1890–1910. The term was derived in 1895 from a gallery in Paris called L'Art Nouveau. Characterized by sinuous, asymmetrical lines based on plant forms, the style was used in architecture, interior design, graphic art and design, jewelry, and glass. It was international in scope, with celebrated exponents in England (Aubrey Beardsley), Paris (Alphonse Mucha), the U.S. (Louis Comfort Tiffany), Scotland (Charles Rennie Mackintosh), Spain (Antonio Gaudí), and Belgium (Victor Horta). The style did not significantly survive the outbreak of World War I. Arts and Crafts Movement; Jugendstil.For more information on Art Nouveau, visit Britannica.com.

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