Art Nouveau: The Essential Reference

Carol Belanger Grafton

• Editorial: Dover Publications
• Año: 2016
• ISBN:
  9780486808635
• Categoría: Design
• Categoría: Decorative Arts

`This is a gorgeous book, ideal for any lover of Art Nouveau.` —bookaddiction
Dover's extensive library of Art Nouveau graphic art and typography serves as the source for this comprehensive volume, which features hundreds of magnificent full-color and black-and-white illustrations. Images by virtually every key artist of the Art Nouveau movement include the work of Alphonse Mucha, E. A. Seguy, Aubrey Beardsley, Koloman Moser, Max Benirschke, and M. P. Verneuil.
Selections from rare books and portfolios of the period include works never reprinted since their initial publication. This book also reprints material from the major Art Nouveau periodicals, including Jugend, The Studio, Dekorative Vorbilder, and The Keramic Studio. Detailed bibliographical information concerning every source ― including biographical details of each artist ― makes this collection a vital reference tool as well as a stunning compendium of significant and beautiful Art Nouveau graphics. Students of graphic art, typography, and illustration, as well as graphic designers and advertising professionals, will prize this remarkable resource.

Images from Ideas & Studies in Stencilling & Decorating by A. Desaint (London: Charles Griffin & Company, Ltd., 1927). Reprinted by Dover as Art Nouveau Stencil Designs (Mineola, NY, 2007).

Images from Les Bijoux by Maurice Dufrène (Paris: Librairie des Arts Décoratifs, A. Calavas, c. 1900). Reprinted by Dover as 305 Authentic Art Nouveau Jewelry Designs (New York, 1985).

Images from Fantaisies Décoratives: Documents pour servir a la décoration des Faïences, Meubles, Tissus, Bijoux, Appartements, etc., by J. Habert-Dys (Paris: Librairie de l’Art, 1886–87). Reprinted by Dover as Art Nouveau Design Fantasies in Full Color (Mineola, NY, 2005).

Images from Les fleurs et leurs applications décoratives by E. A. Seguy. (Paris: Librairie des Arts Décoratifs (A. Calavas), c. 1902. Reprinted by Dover as Full-Color Floral Designs in the Art Nouveau Style, edited by Charles Rahn Fry (New York, 1977).

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