{"id":350365,"date":"2021-01-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=350365"},"modified":"2024-06-28T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T18:41:50","slug":"art-deco-vs-art-nouveau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/art-deco-vs-art-nouveau\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Deco vs. Art Nouveau: Period Features and Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Left: Bandol poster, 1930s, by Andre Bermond<\/a> and La Plume<\/em> magazine cover, 1898, by Alphonse Mucha<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, we break down the distinctive elements of Art Deco<\/a> vs. Art Nouveau<\/a>, providing visual examples of each so you can get a better feel for their characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Is the Difference between Art Deco and Art Nouveau?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates floral, dreamlike motifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nevertheless, these two styles often get confused. That\u2019s understandable, since their periods of popularity overlapped and both were shaped by major world events. Art Nouveau was a reaction to the Industrial Revolution transforming the American and European economies, while Art Deco emerged after the global chaos<\/a> of World War I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Characteristics of Art Nouveau (1890\u20131910)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Art Nouveau \u2014 generally considered to have begun in the late 1800s and ended with the start of World War I \u2014 drew inspiration from natural forms, such as trees, flowers and, of course, the human figure. Art Nouveau furniture<\/a> and other works of the period are characterized by sweeping curves and a sense of movement, along with the use of modern materials like glass and iron. The style, a reaction to the academic, history-based art of the 19th century<\/a>, emphasized applied arts<\/a> like jewelry<\/a> and architecture as opposed to the traditional fine arts of painting<\/a> and sculpture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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