Art Nouveau FURNITURE ....Art Nouveau Stained Glass

Art Nouveau
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1880-1910

Art Nouveau FURNITURE

Art Nouveau Stained Glass

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Architecture

An international style of decoration and architecture of the late 19th century and early 20th centuries, characterized particularly by the depiction of leaves and flowers in flowing, sinuous lines

The name derives from the Maison de l'Art Nouveau, an interior design gallery opened in Paris in 1896

Additional characteristics:

• Organic and dynamic forms
• Curving design
• Writhing plant forms
• Strict avoidance of historical traits

Developed principally in France and Belgium.

Leading practitioners:

• Britain- the architecture of Rennie Mackintosh, the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley
• France - Guimard's famous glass and iron Metro designs; the glassware of Lalique (1860-1945).
• Spain - Gaudi in Barcelona.
• Vienna - Gustav Klimt
• US- Louis Comfort Tiffany; Louis Sullivan

Names in various European countries:

• France - Art Nouveau ("New art")
• Germany - Jugendstil
• Austria - Sezession
• Italy - Stile Liberty
• Spain - Modernismo
• Netherlands - Nieuwe Kunst

The style drew on Baroque, Gothic and Moorish traditions, but was mainly unbounded by rules.

Art Nouveau exploited the machine and reveled in the possibilities of decorative tiles and wrought iron. This was a deliberate attempt to put an end to imitations of past styles. In its place was a free type of architecture which integrated arts and crafts with architectural forms.

The roots of Art Nouveau go back to the English Arts and Crafts Movement and William Morris. Replaced by Art Deco.

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Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: Calumet Building
  
  
• Ansonia Building
  
  
• Photo - Chemical No. 5 Firehouse
  
  
• Photo - Stained glass skylight, Guaranty Building
  
  
• Photo - Foliated cornice, Guaranty Building
  
  
• Photo - Ornamental wrought-iron, 491 Delaware Ave., Midway
  
  
• Photo - Wall sconce - Buffalo, NY

Other examples:

• Metro Stations in Paris
  
  
• The Black Friar Pub, London, England
  
  
• 174-176 Keizersgracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
  
• American Hotel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  
  
• La Maison des Paons, Geneva, Switzerland
  
  
• 3 photos - Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Musée d'Orsay
  
  
• Photo - Harrod's Department Store, London, England

• Links - Great Buildings.com
  
  
• Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room