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Art Nouveau: An Art Movement That Went Beyond the Fine Arts

The artistic movement, Art Nouveau, was given a name when the American connoisseur, Samuel Bing opened his shop in Paris in 1895. He named the shop “La Maison de l’Art Nouveau. By 1900 the new esthetic was evident in the … Continue reading →

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Secessionism Opened the Door for the Modernist to Flourish

“We are seeing the birth of a totally new art,” wrote the architect, Endell, in 1898 in Munich.  He was writing about the Vienna Secession formed on May 25, 1897 by nineteen artists and architects protesting the stranglehold that their … Continue reading →

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