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Where did Art Nouveau originate?
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Art Nouveau originated in France and Great Britain, but variants materialized elsewhere. The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature as portrayed in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking and other modes of art and design in the East Asian country. The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own versions. Explore a selection of Art Nouveau furniture, jewelry and art on 1stDibs.
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Cappiello, Original Vintage Animal Poster, Le Nil Elephant, Cigarette Paper 1912
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for Le Nil by Leonetto Cappiello dating from 1912.
Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942), was born in Livorno, Italy, and spent most of his adult life in Paris wh...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters
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Paper
Mucha, Waverley Cycles, Original Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Vintage Poster, 1898
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Nouveau Vintage Poster dating from 1898 by Alphonse Mucha.
Artist: Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)
Title: Waverley Cycles
Date: 1898
Size (w x h): 33.9 x 42.9 in / 86 x 109 cm
Printer: F. Champenois, 66 Bd St Michel, Paris.
Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper
Linen backing: Yes
Condition: A (Designates a poster in very good condition. The colours are fresh and there are no or very few paper losses. If there are imperfections they are marginal and imperceptible).
Additional Details:
« Harry Reynaud, Directeur Général pour la France...
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
Mucha, Salon des Cent, Original Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Vintage Poster, 1896
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Nouveau Vintage Poster dating from 1896 by Alphonse Mucha.
Poster for the 20th edition of the Salon des Cent in March-April 1...
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, 'Pham Ngoc Tuan Galerie De Beaune', 1971
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, 'Pham Ngoc Tuan Galerie De Beaune', 1971
Of Vietnamese origin, Pham Ngoc Tuan, born in 1929, devotes his entire work to geometric abstraction.
I...
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Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper, Linen
Original Antique Poster Lady Driver Classic Car Art Nouveau Automobile Artwork
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster featuring an Art Nouveau style depiction of a lady with blue eyes wearing a coat and driving gloves holding a car wheel, her headscarf on her hat fluttering in the wind as she looks towards the viewer, driving behind the wheel of a classic automobile...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
Turn of the Twentieth Century's European Circus Poster, 1909, Chocolat Aviateur
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Foottit (often misspelled Footit) and Chocolat were a circus duo who made their debut in the late 1890's in Paris. The unlikely pair worked together as professional clowns in the 'No...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper, Wood