Art Nouveau

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Art Nouveau: almost the opposite of Art Deco

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Art Nouveau and Art Deco are in fact polar opposites of one another, which is amusing, because the two are often used interchangeably by confused people.  The Art Nouveau style actually preceeded Art Deco.  Art Nouveau was characterised by flowing, organic forms that were often depicted by nature and floral motifs. 

The movement itself focused on beauty and embellishment.  Rather than completely negating machinery, like the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau used many similar materials: metals, glass, etc.  Art Deco and its conservative minimalism only emerged after the process to create Art Nouveau pieces became too prohibitive.

Many famous and well-sought after antiques and designers emerged from this movement: Louis Comfort Tiffany, Renee Lalique, and MacKintosh, to name a few.  There are also several prominent architects: Anthony Gaudi, Victor Horta, and others.  I have tried to compile some information as well as some good examples of their work to truly give you a sense of the beauty that is Art Nouveau.

Louis Comfort Tiffany (Tiffany & Co.) 

The Father of Stained Glass

Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 - January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass and is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewelry, enamels and metalwork.William Warmus. The Essential Louis Comfort Tiffany. New York: Abrams, 2001. Pages 5-8.

Louis Comfort Tiffany 

The premier Art Nouveau Glass Artist

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Sophie Newcomb Pottery 

An Often Overlooked Contributer

Sophie B. Newcomb College, of Tulane University, had a important role in the Art Nouveau movement in pottery. It is often overlooked, but the pottery is a prime example of this movement and becoming increasingly valuable.

H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded by Josephine Louise Newcomb in 1886 in memory of her daughter.

Newcomb was the first women's coordinate college in the nation, and the first degree-granting college for women established within a United States university. This model was later used in partnerships such as Pembroke College at Brown University and Barnard College at Columbia University.

Tulane University dissolved Newcomb College in 2006, as part of its Renewal Plan following the major losses and damage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Heirs of Mrs. Newcomb sued in Howard v. Tulane, challenging Tulane on the issue of donor intent and seeking to preserve Newcomb as a degree-granting coordinate college within the university.

Newcomb Pottery 

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René Lalique 

Glass Sculpture - Redefined

René Jules Lalique was born in Ay, a small village in the Marne region of France on April 6 1860, and died May 5 1945. He was a glass designer, renowned for his stunning creations of perfume bottles, vases, jewelry, chandeliers, clocks and in the latter part of his life, automobile hood ornaments. The firm he founded is still active today.

Lalique Glass 

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Art Nouveau Photos 

Boutique art nouveau, 45 rue st. Augustin (2e arr) by George Eastman House

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Femme jouant du violon (musée des arts décoratifs) by dalbera

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Street Art Port Olimpic by mike.thomson75

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Park Guell by mike.thomson75

Park Guell

Modern Office Port Olimpic by mike.thomson75

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Port Vell by mike.thomson75

Port Vell

Ornate lighting near Las Ramblas by mike.thomson75

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Port Vell by mike.thomson75

Port Vell

Art Noveau Cafe near Las Ramblas by mike.thomson75

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Roof Interior Sagrada Familia by mike.thomson75

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Art Nouveau Jewelry 

Glitter, Jewels, and Bling Art Noveau Style

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Victor Horta 

A Premier Art Nouveau Architect

Victor, Baron Horta (6 January 1861 - 9 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that he is sometimes credited as the first to introduce the style to architecture from the decorative arts. The French architect Hector Guimard was deeply influenced by Horta and further spread the "whiplash" style in France and abroad.

Art Noveau Pottery 

Art Noveau Ceramics, Bowls, and more

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Antoni Gaudí 

Antoni Plàcid Guillem Gaudí i Cornet (25 June 1852?10 June 1926) ? in English sometimes referred to by the Spanish translation of his name, Antonio Gaudí

Gaudí, living under Spanish dictatorship, was not allowed to register his name in his native Catalan. The imposed Spanish translation of his name was popularized and spread during the nationalistic Francoist period. Many publications from this period, including English references, use the Spanish translation. His native Catalan name, Antoni, is now preferred and widely used. ? was a Spanish Catalan architect who belonged to the Modernist style (Art Nouveau) movement and was famous for his unique and highly individualistic designs.

Art Nouveau Vintage Clothing 

Shirts, Dresses, and Accessories in the Art Noveau Style

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Art Nouveau Artwork 

Paintings, sculptures and other Noveau Creatives

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Art Noveau Chatter 

Gossip, News, and events surrounding the Art Noveau Culture

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Rene Lalique was the greatest of the French designers to promote the movement. He used horn to its full advantage and employed exquisite enamel and glass, with moonstones and diamonds for sheen and sparkle. Jeweler Henri Vever and his ...
Inspiration #13: An Art Noveau Wedding
You may be familiar with Gustav Klimt (see his "Tree of Life" frieze above) , Tiffany, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Lalique, and Antoni Gaudi -- each of whom interpreted art nouveau in their individual style. ...
Rene Lalique | Collecting | Antique Vases | White Antique Vases ...
In 1876, when Rene LaLique was apprenticed to the Parisian jeweler, Louis Aucoq, few would guess that he would become the most important figure in Art Noveau and Art Deco movements in the early twentieth century. Even later in 1883, ...
Lisbon 22nd-29th
Especially loved the Art Noveau jewellery designed by Lalique, extravagant designs of faces and scarabs, of glass and enameling. A few pieces by Rodin and a sprinkling of Renoir, Manet, Monet; also two sea scapes of Turner's. ...

Art Nouveau Furniture 

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MacKintosh Design on eBay 

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Nouveau Me! 

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