Art Nouveau

by Gabriele Fahr-Becker

These substantial volumes on art periods vividly portray the most important achievements from the areas of European architecture, sculpture, and painting. The impressive photographs of works from all visual arts movements are at the center of these richly illustrated volumes. The books successfully provide an overview of the artistic diversity of the individual periods, and they couldn't have been written and illustrated any more clearly. The informative and interesting texts have been written by renowned authors from the fields of history, architecture and art history, providing a multifaceted view of each period. These books are a real pleasure for anyone with an interest in art.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History, Design, Reference, Art History, Architecture

428 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Moses]

Great selection of art, good country-by-country and artist-by-artist history of art nouveau. Very linear and complete. However, the interior layout of the book leaves a little to be desired: tiny fonts, unattributed quotes, and a little too much on most pages compromise Fahr-Becker's work. In addition, while the writing is perfectly fluent and scholarly, it feels like the work of someone whose first language is not English.

Great history of an incredible movement. Very daring and inclusive: everyone from Munch to Frank Lloyd Wright features here.

[C.S.]

Pretty standard coffee table-style overview of one of my favorite movements in the modern era of art. Nothing groundbreaking, but worth having as a reference, especially at $20.

[Vel]

More informative than revealing, but still a valuable possession. With lots and lots of eye candy.

[Liam]

Beautifull book

[Bara]

Díky této knize jsem udělala zkoušku na výbornou, takže si těch pět hvězd zaslouží. :)
I doktorka Kofránková se vyjádřila, že je to nejlepší knížka o secesi, jaká se dá v ČR sehnat. Kdo by měl zájem, moje kopie je z městské knihovny.

[Sissi]

Very comprehensive photo collection of every aspect of Art Nouveau (Jugendstil).

[KeeOfTheArchives]

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