ART PERIODS

SEMESTER 2

ROMANTICISM    REALISM    IMPRESSIONISM   
POST-IMPRESSIONISM    ART NOUVEAU    CUBISM
FAUVISM    DADA    SURREALISM    POP/OP

Art Nouveau (1895-1915) click on works to see a larger image
Subjects: varied, especially idealized women
Techniques: flowing, twisting lines of nature, simplicity, muted colors, two-dimensional (“flat”)
imagery; muted colors, natural imagery
Notable Artists: Mucha, Klimt, Bearsley, Lalique, Tiffany, Lautrec,
Etc.: influenced by Japanese woodblock printing, Arts & Crafts Movement;
created posters (especially advertising)

Biscuits Lefevre Utile
Alphonse Mucha

The Kiss
Gustave Klimt

The Kiss
Aubrey Beardsley

Woman-Butterfly Brooch
René Lalique

Autumn Landscape Window
Louis Comfort Tiffany

Moët & Chandon
Alphonse Mucha

Judith and the Head of Holofernes
Gustave Klimt

The Climax
Aubrey Beardsley

Dragonfly Woman Brooch
René Lalique

Wisteria Table Lamp
Louis Comfort Tiffany

Zodiac
Alphonse Mucha

Hope II
Gustave Klimt

Venus between Terminal Gods
Aubrey Beardsley

Winged Sylph Brooch
René Lalique

Peacock Vase
Louis Comfort Tiffany