History II: Quiz 2 - Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau

• New art

• French rococo elements

• font style replicated the architecture being created

• depictions of fairies and sirens

Victor Horta

• flowing lines and whiplash curves

• deep sea organisms and botanical motifs

Hotel Tassel

• Designed by Horta

• jelly fish influence in the design

Hotel Solvay

• whiplash curves on the door panel

• ceiling looks like leaf pattern

Sigfried Bing

• art dealer

• designed La Maison de L’Art Nouveau

• sold items like pitchers with whiplash handles

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

• really important figure

• elliptical curved elements, natural shaped tile pieces that look like tulips

Hector Guimard

• artist and designer

• iron and glass subway entrances

• Japanese influence in art nouveau form

• skeletal shapes

Antoni Gaudi

• bone like

• ligaments and tendons stretching

• designed La Sagrada Familia

Louis Comfort Tiffany

peacock motifs