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Art Glass Nouveau is an exploration of the magnificent beauty of colored glass art. This art eBook contains many unique pieces that were produced extensively in the United States, Great Britain, and other European countries during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when this fine art was at its height. All of the illustrations are in full color. The eBook contains 424 plates, 50 of which are full page. The complete description of each piece indicates...
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D.A.P./ Distributed Art Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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""A new, imperishable beauty," was how the artist and architect Henry van de Velde described it. European Art Nouveau jewelry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries embraced a new aesthetic characterized by sensuous forms, dramatic imagery and vivid symbolism. Many of the designers associated with the movement sought their inspiration not in traditional jewelry, but in the work of the pre-Raphaelites and Impressionists and in the arts...