Art Nouveau

by Gabriele Fahr-Becker

A fascinating exploration of the Art Nouveau style provides a country-by-country survey of the architecture, furniture, jewelry and clothing design, ceramics, glass, printed graphics, and painting of the period, in English, French, and German text.

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

425 pages, Hardcover

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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