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A high point in the evolution of Art Nouveau was the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris, in which the 'modern style' triumphed in every medium. It probably reached its apogee, however, at the Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna of 1902 in Turin, Italy, where designers exhibited from almost every European country where Art Nouveau flourished. Dynamic, undulating, and flowing, with curved 'whiplash' lines of syncopated rhythm, characterised much of Art Nouveau. Another feature is the use of hyperbolas and parabolas. Conventional mouldings seem to spring to life and 'grow' into plant-derived forms. As an art movement it has affinities with the Pre-Raphaelites and the Symbolism movement, and artists like Aubrey Beardsley, Alphonse Mucha, Edward Burne-Jones, Gustav Klimt, and Jan Toorop could be classed in more than one of these styles. Unlike Symbolist painting, however, Art Nouveau has a distinctive visual look; and unlike the backward-looking Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau artists quickly used new materials, machined surfaces, and abstraction in the service of pure design. Japanese wood-block prints, with their curved lines, patterned surfaces, contrasting voids, and flatness of visual plane, also inspired Art Nouveau. Some line and curve patterns became graphic clichés that were later found in works of artists from all parts of the world. Art Nouveau did not negate the machine as the Arts and Crafts Movement did, but used it to its advantage. For sculpture, the principal materials employed were glass and wrought iron, leading to sculptural qualities even in architecture. Art Nouveau is considered a 'total' style, meaning that it encompasses a hierarchy of scales in design — architecture; interior design; decorative arts including jewelry, furniture, textiles, household silver and other utensils, and lighting; and the range of visual arts. |
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ref: 293120 - Visiting Card Tray
Art Nouveau - 246 - WMF cm 22 x 29 x h 21 Price display: € |
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ref: 213930 - Double Fruit or Sweet Dish
Art Nouveau - 169/2 - WMF cm 35 x 17 x h 22,5 Price display: € |
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ref: 213940 - Quadruple Fruit or Sweet Dish
Art Nouveau - 169/4 - WMF cm 38 x 37 x 26 Price display: € |
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ref: 298400 - Double Fruit or Sweet Dish
Art Nouveau - 429/2 - WMF cm 44,5 x 19 x h 26 Price display: € |
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ref: 201620 - Fruit Stand
Art Nouveau - 140c - WMF cm h 34,5 Price display: € |
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ref: 211290 - Visiting Card Tray
Art Nouveau - 219 - WMF cm 34 x 22 Price display: € |
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ref: 299170 - Visiting Card Tray
Art Nouveau - 247 - WMF cm 21 x 19 x 18 Price display: € |
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ref: 214210 - Inkstand
Art Nouveau - 168 - WMF cm 17 x 17 x h 19 Price display: € |
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ref: 296100 - Toilet Table Tray
Art Nouveau - 229 - WMF cm 26 x 19 x h 11 Price display: € |
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ref: 201500 - Liqueur Service
Art Nouveau - 168/6 - WMF cm 32 x 18 x 36 Price display: € |
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ref: 202020 - Toilet Mirror
Art Nouveau - 29 - WMF cm 30.5 x h 50 Price display: € |
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ref: 210950 - Toilet Mirror
Art Nouveau - 131 - WMF cm 36.5 x 27 Price display: € |
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ref: 295280 - Mirror
Art Nouveau - 84/20 - WMF cm 51 x 27 Price display: € |
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ref: 297290 - Mirror
Art Nouveau - 84/15 - WMF cm 38 x 22 Price display: € |
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ref: 210930 - Mirror
Art Nouveau cm 53 x 42 Price display: € |
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ref: 294010 - Toilett Mirror
Art Nouveau - 83 - WMF cm 25 x 55 x h 77 Price display: € |
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ref: 201770 - Candelabra
Art Nouveau - 192/2 - WMF cm h 29,5 Price display: € |
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ref: 213030 - Candlestick
Art Nouveau cm h 24 Price display: € |
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ref: 204020 - Candelabra
Art Nouveau cm h 37 Price display: € |
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ref: 213080 - Candelabra
Art Déco cm h 46 Price display: € |
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ref: 213980 - Flower Vase
Art Nouveau - 192 - WMF cm h 35 Price display: € |
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ref: 202050 - Wayter - tray
Art Nouveau - 545- WMF cm 60 x 35 Price display: € |
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