"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Art Nouveau, or "new art" in French, is an architectural and artistic movement that emerged in the late ...

PARIS — Through his early and spectacular success as the preeminent Art Nouveau graphic artist, a psychic burden was foisted upon the Bohemian artist Alphonse Mucha. The tragic double-edged sword of ...

Art nouveau designs are very unlike the slick modern designs favored by today's craftsmen. The style was international, but its most extreme examples were European. Gustav Gaudernack (1865-1914) was a ...

It is difficult to convey the giddy joy I felt one day in Berlin-that gray grid of a city-upon opening an unsuspecting gate and feeling in my hand no ordinary doorknob, but iron in the shape of a ...

Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel [email protected] Dec 27, 2025 Dec 27, 2025 Art nouveau designs were based on nature. A close look at this table, which sold for $2,750 at Fontaine’s Auction ...

Talented artists often become well-known for just one type of art when they actually created many different things. Emile Galle (1846-1904), the famous artist known for his cameo glass, designed, made ...

Art-nouveau designs are very unlike the slick modern designs favored by today’s craftsmen. The style was international, but its most extreme examples were European. Gustav Gaudernack (1865-1914) was a ...

Art-nouveau designs are very unlike the slick modern designs favored by today's craftsmen. The style was international, but its most extreme examples were European. Gustav Gaudernack (1865-1914) was a ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. The St. Louis–based ...

In design, the line between art and science isn't always clearly drawn. This has been true for centuries. One of the most influential figures in the art nouveau movement of the late 19th to early 20th ...