"To the age its art. To the art its freedom."
Motto of an era-from over the door of the Secession Building in Vienna:
From Huntington Library website:
Considered the first manifestation of the Art Nouveau movement, only one other of the richly carved chairs by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo is known to exist in the United States.
This poster by Beardsley clearly shows the Ukiyo-e influence. Asymmetrical layout, willowy lines, Japaneses like feeling, and the use of the large area of color with the rest of the space empty.
Isolde
by Aubrey Beardsley
Here is the cover of "The Yellow Book" we read about in our text.
Ethel Reed (1876-?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Reed
Below are a couple of samples of her work. What happened to her?
The following shows a collection of her works. Her last poster was done when she was only 22.
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?word=ethel+reed&c=212&sScope=Collection+Guide&sLabel=Turn%2520of%2520the%2520Century%2520Posters
The 1900 World Fair
Art Nouveau was prominently displayed and define the age of 1890 to World War I. Below is a poster and a post card, I think, and shows the elements of this style. Go to the site http://lartnouveau.com/ to see slide shows of illustrations, architecture and other information such as the artists from each country that best represents the movement. Be sure to translate to English (click on British Flag.)
L'ART NOUVEAU
Boutique de Siegfried ("Samuel") Bing 1839-1905
22, rue Chauchat Paris
ouverture en décembre 1895
phrase borrowed from the Belgian founding
de la revue " l'art moderne " 1881 of the magazine "Modern Art" 1881
Oscar Maus et Edmond Picard Oscar Maus and Edmond Picard
Sample of Art Nouveau Type style: "The newly discovered Art Nouveau plaque is embedded in a dirty wall in the 59th Street subway station. The blue-and-white plaque was once part of a gallery maintained by the architects Heins & LaFarge for the purpose of testing decorative ideas."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/nyregion/02plaque.html?_r=2&oref=slogin
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