Art Nouveau means ___ ____ in French.

New Art

Art Nouveau

was an artistic
movement that flourished from
the late 19th century to the
early 20th century, roughly
between 1890 and 1910.

historical,

Art Nouveau was a reaction to the academic art styles of the time, aiming to break away from ______ imitations and create a new, _______ aesthetic.

L’Art Moderne

The term Art Nouveau first appeared in the Belgian journal _______ in 1884, referring to a group of reform-minded sculptors, designers and painters called Les XX (or Les Vingts).

social and technological

The age of Art Nouveau was characterized by quick ____ and _______ transformation in Europe due to the rapid growth of mass production, industrialization, and urbanization

The difference between Aesthethic movement and Art Nouveau is its use of _______. Aesthetic Movement did not believe in the use of this while Art Nouveau relied heavily on to enhance design complexity.

Britain

Point of origin of Art Nouveau

graphic illustration, typography, fashion, decorative

Art Nouveau highly influenced _____ ______, _______, posters, painting, sculpture, ____ design, and _______ objects.

iron, glass, industrial, electric

Art Nouveau style is known for its willingness to take advantage of
modern materials (_____ and _____), modern techniques (______
production), and such innovations as _____ lighting.

painting, bas-relief, sculpture

Art Nouveau is known to have a close relationship with fine arts, incorporating _____, ______, and _______ into architecture and interior design.

Bas relief

sculptural technique where figures and other design elements are raised from a flat background, creating a visually captivating interplay of depth and shadow.

decorative ornamentation, nature forms

Art Nouveau is known for the use of ______ ______ based on _____ ____ —— flowers, vines, shells, bird feathers, insect wings, and abstract forms derived from these sources

Whiplash/s-curves

Whiplash curves

regarded as the most visible Art Nouveau motifs

BAS-RELIEF

VICTOR HORTA (Belgium)

Designed Brussels house and studio (1898), he
designed every detail—furniture, lighting, stained
glass, and hardware—to reflect this style. It
features an asymmetrical façade with iron
balconies and large windows, and is now a
museum.

Tassel House

The ______ _____ (1892) in Brussels has a traditional symmetrical façade, but its interior contrasts with Victorian designby featuring open, fluid spaces. It includes flowing iron railings, support columns, and
curving electric light fixtures, with similar
decorative elements extending to the walls,
ceilings, and mosaic tile floors.

Maison de Peuple

It was a larger building with an iron and glass
facade curved to follow the form of the adjacent
street. Its top-floor meeting hall, with exposed
iron structural elements and great electric
light standards, suggests directions that the
twentieth century was to explore.

Henry van de Velde

he designed for Samuel Bing's L'Art Nouveau shop, which named the movement. Influenced by British design, he bridged British and continental Art Nouveau.

SALLE A MANGER MASSON, France

designed by Eugene Vallin 1903 house, now a museum,
showcasing a quintessential Art Nouveau dining
room with intricate, curvilinear details in
woodwork, moldings, and furniture.

Hector Guimard

He is best known for the iconic Paris Métro entrances. His work, often whimsical, is celebrated as a hallmark of Art Nouveau. He used standard elements of metal that could be assembled to form entrance kiosks of varied size and form. All made use of curved details with naturerelated forms.

Paris Metro Entrance in France by Hector Guimard

Castel Béranger

is a six-story Paris
apartment by Hector Guimard in the
Art Nouveau style. Its entrance arch,
iron gate, and decorative details
feature swirling, whiplash forms
and pastel colors. The courtyard
includes a bronze water hydrant
sculpture, and interiors, including
Guimard's own apartment, highlight
his signature designs.

Bone-like/bones

Hector Guimard’s group of furniture is inspired by ____ structure.

Paris shop L'Art Nouveau

The Paris shop L'Art Nouveau, founded by Samuel Bing in 1895, played a key role in popularizing this style.

Samuel Bing in 1895

He founded the Paris shop L'Art Nouveau, a shop that popularized the style.

Antoni Gaudi

emerged as a leading
figure of this style,
creating a unique visual
language marked by
flowing curves and
intricate decorations.
Notable examples of his
work include the Casa
Batlló (1904-1906), known
for its bone-like façade
and whimsical interiors.

Casa Mila

Casa Milá (1904), also called La Pedrera, featuring a rippling exterior and mosaic-covered rooftop.

Jugendstil

comes from the periodical Die Jugend (Youth), founded
in Munich in 1869. However, _______ is essentially identical to the Art
Nouveau style.

Riemerschmid's 1899 music room at a Dresden
exhibition featuring his own furniture and decor, is
noted for its simplicity and influence on future
design trends. His diagonal-supported chair is
considered a classic and has inspired modern
variations.

Finland

Jugendstil, or Art Nouveau, extended into
Scandinavia, particularly in ______,

Richard Riemerschmid

His diagonal-supported chair is

considered a classic and has inspired modern

variations

Nordic, vernacular

Jugendstil movement combined ancient _____ themes and _____ crafts, similar to the American Adirondack style

LARS SONCK, ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, TAMPERE, FINLAND

Vienna Secession

refers to a group of artists and designers who broke away from the Vienna Academy‘s exhibitions in 1897. The group sought to create innovative, forward-thinking art, introduce contemporary international works to Viennese audiences, and provide a platform for discussing and sharing new ideas on art and culture.

Gustav Klimt

He is a painter who led Vienna Secession movement in 1897

Joseph Olbrich

designed the Secession Gallery (1897) in Vienna as an exhibition space and headquarters for the movement

Secession Gallery

The building is symmetrical, rectilinear in form, and hints at classicism with its cornice moldings and other details; but there is also decorative detail based on nature-related motifs, carved leaves, and mask-like Medusa faces.

Austrian, Seccesionist

Architect Olbrich's residential designs blend _____ vernacular styles with innovative _______ forms.

Otto Wagner

His key projects in the 1890s included components of Vienna’s Danube canal system, as well as infrastructure for the Stadtbahn, featuring visible metal structures and Art Nouveau details.

S. Leopold am Steinhof by Otto Wagner

Austrian Postal Savings Bank by Otto Wagner

Vienna Werkstatte

Guild of craft shops that created works by Secessionist Designers

Josef Hoffman

His designs reflected a blend of modernist

austerity and Art Nouveau's decorative

flair

Purkersdorf Sanatorium

Gustav Klimt

He created mosaic murals for the Stoclet House. One of his famous works is ‘The Kiss’.

This armchair with an adjustable back. It utilizes a structural frame of bentwood.

Purkersdorf sidechair, beech bentwood

This chair, made for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium in Austria, is one of his early works.

Louis Comfort Tifanny

American artist known for his stained glass work

American

Tiffany’s windows became highly sought after, particularly in _______ churches, where his work echoed medieval stained glass traditions but with a Victorian sensibility.

FOUR SEASONS by Louis Comfort Tifanny

Favrile glass

Glass type and technique invented by Tifanny

Louis Sullivan

pioneer of modernism and the proponent of "form follows function," he was the first American modernist architect

St. Paul's Methodist Church

features a rectangular school block and a semicircular

church auditorium. Inside, seats are arranged

amphitheater-style with an overlooking

balcony.