Art Nouveau

Decorative style that flourished in western Europe and the U.S. c. 1890–1910. The term was derived in
1895 from a gallery in Paris called L’Art Nouveau. Characterized by sinuous, asymmetrical lines based on
plant forms, the style was used in architecture, interior design, graphic art and design, jewelry, and glass.

Classic & Modern Art Nouveau Examples

Classic Examples

La Plume, Alphonse Mucha, 1897, France

Art Nouveau is all over Alphonse Mucha’s artwork for the literary journal La Plume, which featured
poetry and other works from avant garde artists.
Knives and spoons, Prince Bojidar Karageorgevitch, ~1900, Paris, France

Art Nouveau isn’t just paintings. Bojidar Karageorgevitch brought the gaudy style to cutlery.

Modern Example

Our Lady of Grace, ASHOP, Montreal, 2011

Street artist ASHOP nodded to Art Nouveau with this massive mural in Canada.