Art Nouveau Style Icons Style Icons Author:The Editorial Team staff Art Nouveau defines the elegant, decorative style that flourished from the early 1880s to the beginning of World War I. This international movement came at a symbolic moment in time -- the fin de siecle -- when the nineteenth century was giving birth to the modern world as we know it, and many of the artists whose work typified Art Nouveau in st... more »yle and sophistication became household names.This volume, filled with magnificent illustrations, reveals the design achievements of the period in an array of disciplines, including such prized items as:
-- Art glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany
-- Jewelry and sculpture of Rene Lalique
-- Posters by Toulouse-Lautrec and Mucha
-- Furnishings in the manner of Galle and VallinThis is an essential handbook to an area of the arts and the applied arts that is immensely popular with collectors all over the world. With over 300 full-color illustrations and an illuminating text, it is an excellent introduction to the most stylish aspects of Art Nouveau design.« less