{"product_id":"the-art-nouveau-style-a-comprehensive-guide-with-264-illustrations-dover-fine-art-history-of-art-9780486417943","title":"The Art Nouveau Style: A Comprehensive Guide with 264 Illustrations (Dover Fine Art  History of Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA revolutionary reaction to traditional nineteenth-century art  the turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau movement drew much of its inspiration from nature. Applying its sinuous  curvilinear motifs to the decorative arts  graphics  architecture  sculpture  and painting  artists and craftspeople attempted to create a style suitable for a \"modern\" age. In this absorbing  exceptionally detailed  and well-researched book (one of the first scholarly works to revive interest in the style after World War II)  a noted Norwegian authority on the subject examines the movement in depth. Stephan Madsen offers a wealth of facts and insights about the origins and development of the style; trends leading up to Art Nouveau  including the influence of Blake and the Pre-Raphaelites; early Art Nouveau posters and book illustrations; and its use in architectural ornamentation  furniture  jewelry  wrought-iron  glass  and other applied arts. A magnificent selection of 264 photographs and line drawings accompanies the text  which gives broad coverage to the movement  as well as insightful discussions of such important artists as Emile Gall  Alphonse Mucha  Walter Crane  Charles Rennie Mackintosh  Aubrey Beardsley  Henry Van de Velde  Victor Horta  William Morris  and Eugne Grasset. Artists and students  admirers of Art Nouveau  and anyone interested in this enduring and influential style will welcome Professor Madsens expert  fully documented study.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650461786165,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486417948","price":99.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486417943.jpg?v=1781797010","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-art-nouveau-style-a-comprehensive-guide-with-264-illustrations-dover-fine-art-history-of-art-9780486417943","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}