With Art Nouveau there developed a new, international style under various names in the architecture and handicrafts from the 1880s onwards that sought to replace the forms of historicism with plant ornamentation and functional construction. A comprehensive reform of the arts that produced rich floral ornaments in Paris and Brussels, and became an expression of national identity in Barcelona. This ...

Between 1890 and the beginning of the First World War, a new international style developed in architecture and design. Following the example of the English Arts and Crafts movement, the representatives of Art Nouveau turned against the eclectic excesses of historicism and opposed them with organic forms, plant ornamentation, and functional constructions. This volume shows the highlights of Art Nou...

Art Nouveau Developed In Very Different Forms Between The 1880S And The First World War, Starting In Western Europe. Organic Lines And Plant Forms, Building In Iron, Glass And Concrete, As Well As The Idea Of The Gesamtkunstwerk (Complete Work Of Art) Can Be Found In London, Glasgow, And Riga, As Well As In St. Petersburg And Moscow. But Above All In The Scandinavian Countries And In Eastern Eur...