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Artist Eugen von Blaas (1843–1932) Title English: In the water Français : Dans l’Eau Date 1914 Technique Oil on cradled panel Dimensions 78.4 × 44.5 cm (30.87 × 17.52 in) Current location Private collection Notes Signed and dated bottom left: Eugen von Blaas 1914 Source/Photographer http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=326 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eugene_de_Blaas_In_the_water.jpg This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. Eugen von Blaas | Bathing women in art | Paintings of nude standing females | Full nudity | 1914 paintings | Skinny dipping | Females looking down

Art Nouveau (1890-1914) Art Nouveau (1890-1914), decorative-art movement centered in Western Europe. It began in the 1880s as a reaction against the historical emphasis of mid-19th-century art, but did not survive World War I. Art nouveau originated in London and was variously called Jugendstil in Germany, Sezessionstil in Austria, and Modernismo in Spain. In general it was most successfully practiced in the decorative arts: furniture, jewelry, and book design and illustration. The style was richly ornamental and asymmetrical, characterized by a whiplash linearity reminiscent of twining plant tendrils. Its exponents chose themes fraught with symbolism, frequently of an erotic nature. They imbued their designs with dreamlike and exotic forms. The movement took its name from La Maison de l'Art Nouveau in Paris, a shop keen to promote modern ideas in art. It was influenced by the Symbolists most obviously in their shared preference for exotic detail, as well as by Celtic and Japanes...