Art Nouveau the French Aesthetic - Rilegato
Art Nouveau was a creative whirlwind that blew through the cobwebs of French historicism in the decorative arts, transforming the look of the final decades of the nineteenth century, and bringing a fresh, new, bright approach to creativity. Based on Nature, as seen through the sophisticated form of Japonism, it proclaimed a cult of beauty based on the feminine imperative, which contained within itself all that was good and all that was wicked. This volume, by one of the world's leading experts, traces that road, cuts down the undergrowth of misunderstanding, and examines aspects of the style in a witty, entertaining and informative narrative complemented by a comprehensive set of detailed biographies and lavish colour illustrations of the most striking creations of Art Nouveau.
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Book of the Year 2003 --The Times Literary Supplement
Magnificent --Country Life
Sumptous! Spiced with anecdote and engorged with countless illustrations of a style as various as it can be improbable. --Frederic Raphael
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Magnificent --Country Life
Sumptous! Spiced with anecdote and engorged with countless illustrations of a style as various as it can be improbable. --Frederic Raphael
Victor Arwas is an acknowledged authority on the fine and decorative arts of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In over twenty published books he has explored aspects of various movements, and written exhibition catalogues and monographs on individual artists and groups. Several of his books are the standard works on their subject. He is a lifelong collector of paintings, graphics, books, sculpture and objets d'art, and has exhibited and promoted exhibitions at his Editions Graphiques gallery in London as well as in Japan and the United States. He lectures and broadcasts widely.
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- EditoreAndreas Papadakis Pub
- Data di pubblicazione1999
- ISBN 10 1901092372
- ISBN 13 9781901092370
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine624
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Art Nouveau: The French Aesthetic
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Andreas Papadakis Publisher, London
(2002)
ISBN 10: 1901092372
ISBN 13: 9781901092370
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st. in unopened box. Rarely has a subject been served by a book of this stature. Five years in the making, it covers all aspects of Art Nouveau in France in 624 authoritative pages and 740 illustrations. Arwas traces the evolution of the movement as it developed, primarily in Nancy and Paris, with the help of carefully chosen illustrations, many never published before. Ranging from the 1900 Paris exhibition to paintings, graphics and posters and such collecting fields as furniture, jewelry, ceramics, book bindings and sculpture, the informative, witty text ranges over architecture, haute couture, and the role of women in Art Nouveau with a particular look at such theatrical icons as Sarah Bernhardt, Loïe Fuller and the Grandes Horizontales. Destined to become the standard book on the subject, both content and design will appeal widely to the connoisseur, the specialist and the collector, as well as to the novice who will be introduced to the magical wonders of the style. 624pp 11.21lb 12.5x11.0x2.9in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY. Codice articolo 24444
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