Beaux Arts furniture included chairs replicating models from the Renaissance and sofas inspired by Louis XIV. These pieces filled high-ceilinged rooms that featured tapestries fit for a medieval castle and were illuminated by crystal chandeliers reminiscent of those in European palaces. Leon Marcotte Company created furnishings for the White House mimicking the style of Louis XVI, while in France, cabinetmaker Louis Majorelle reproduced 18th-century pieces that would influence his later Art Nouveau style.
Students at the École des Beaux-Arts in 19th-century Paris meticulously sketched Roman and Greek art and architecture as part of a curriculum that elevated the classical world. This reverence for history informed the architecture and design being constructed in the French capital and beyond, where columns and pediments were joined with elements referencing the Renaissance and Baroque eras, culminating in grand civic buildings such as the Palais Garnier opera house constructed under Napoleon III.
Beaux Arts style, also known as Classical Eclecticism for its flamboyant mixing of influences, made its way to the United States in the late 19th century through American architects who studied in Paris, like Richard Morris Hunt and Charles Follen McKim. They designed monumental turn-of-the-century buildings like train stations, libraries, museums and mansions that featured soaring entry halls and grand stairways with nearly every surface embellished, from mosaic floors to stained-glass ceilings. The luxurious interiors of these Beaux Arts buildings, which weren’t crowded with objects as in the Victorian era, matched this spirit of opulence and embraced the past.
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Attributed to Adolphe Braun, French Carbon Photograph After “Le Drame"
By Adolphe Braun
Located in Morristown, NJ
Attributed to Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877), this 19th-century carbon print depicts Le Drame, one of the monumental sculptural groups created for the Palais Garnier (Paris Opera)...
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
Claudia Andujar, "Guerreiro de Toototobi", de la serie Sonhos Yanomamis, 2002
Located in PARIS, FR
Cette Photographie est superposition de chrome et impression à l'encre pigmentée minérale sur papier Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta 315 gr. Selon les mots de l'artiste Claudia Andujar:...
Paper
Bruce of LA /AKA Bruce Bellas Photograph of Drew Burton
By Bruce Bellas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Popular beef cake model Drew Burton was photographed by many male physique photographers. His All American Good Looks made him very popular! Didn't hurt th...
Paper
$2,700Sale Price|22% Off
H 9 in W 11 in D 0.125 in
Early 20th Century French Erotica Nude Art Photographs
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Stunning example of French nude art photography dating to the turn of the 20th century. This unique collection consists of 23 original photographs. Th...
Paper
$550
H 19.3 in W 13.39 in D 0.2 in
Original Photo Limited to Photography by Helmut Newton Printed in 2002
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present a large photo, limited to original Photography by Helmut Newton (1920-2004) that was printed in 2002.
Paper
$725
H 19.3 in W 13.39 in D 0.2 in
Original Photo Limited to Photography by Helmut Newton Printed in 2002
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present a large photo, limited to original Photography by Helmut Newton (1920-2004) that was printed in 2002.
Paper
$5,600 / set
H 40 in W 121 in D 2 in
Elena Lyakir Diptych, Indian Summer and Learning To Dream Photographs, 2017
By Elena Lyakir
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary New York artist Elena Lyakir's Diptych, Indian Summer and Learning To Dream, were photographed in 2017 and are part of her Aves Series. It's an ongoing exploration of ho...
Aluminum
Photographs - Brancusi- Le baiser - Dan er Grigorescu, 1969
Located in Paris, FR
Romanian freelance photographer Dan Er. Grigorescu spent a large part of his life in France, although his love for his country of birth remained unconditional, as evidenced by the th...
Other
"The Divers" Sepia Photograph After George Hoyningen-Huene
By George Hoyningen-Huene
Located in New York, NY
"The Divers", by famed photographer George Hoyningen-Huene, c. 1930, printed later. Unsigned. Seemingly shot on the French Riviera, the grand make-believe and glamour of this famous ...
Paper
La Torche/Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metallic print mounted on acrylic. Edition limited to 99 copies. Measures: 24” x 16” 30” x 40”.
Metallic Thread
La Dame / Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metallic print mounted on acrylic Edition limited to 99 copies Measures: 24” x 16” 30” x 40”.
Metallic Thread
La Meduse/Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metallic print mounted on acrylic. Edition limited to 99 copies. Measures: 24” x 16” 30” x 40”.
Metallic Thread
La Torche/Photography
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metallic print mounted on acrylic Edition limited to 99 copies Measures: 24” x 16” 30” x 40”.
Metallic Thread
La Dolce Vita
Located in London, GB
Original silver gelatin studio photograph for Federico Fellini's classic 1959 film. This film starred Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg. There is a perspex window on the back o...
Paper
Art Past, Art Present, 5th Edition Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Art Past, Art Present, 5th Edition (Book & CD-ROM) By Wilkins, David; Schultz, Bernie; Linduff, Katheryn M. Prentice Hall, 2004-07-19. Paperback. Good. This listing is for Art Past...
Paper
Vintage Sepia-Toned Photograph of "The Dakota" in New York City
Located in New York, NY
This sepia toned photograph features a view of the famous" Dakota" from central park in New York City.The photo is in a gallery ebonized wood frame with archival matting.
Vintage Sepia-Toned Photograph of the Plaza Hotel, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
This sepia toned photograph features The Plaza Hotel in New York City circa 1900.The photo is framed in a gallery ebonized wood frame with archiv...