A new edition to Prestels popular 50s series, this collection of the finest examples of Art Nouveau shows how the movement impacted every artistic discipline. The heyday of the Art Nouveau style was relatively short,spanning the decades immediately before and after 1900.However it was a tremendously important period, not onlyfor its radical shift away from the academic and romanticmovements of the late 19th century, but also for its embraceof nature and natural forms. This authoritative, accessible, andbeautifully illustrated book explores fifty of the most importantworks of the Art Nouveau style. From Mackmurdos jacketdesign of Christopher Wrens City Churches to Sykes sculpture,The Spirit of Ecstasy, each work is presented in double-pagespreads that chronologically trace Art Nouveaus developmentand breadth--from architecture, Gaudis Sagrada Familia, andgraphic arts, Toulouse-Lautrecs poster advertising the DivanJaponais, to home décor, lamps by Tiffany and Daum Frères,and painting, Munchs Madonnas and Walter Cranes NeptunesHorses.
