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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...

Description English: Photography of Statue "Tanagra" by Jean-Léon Gérôme Français : Photographie de la Statue "Tanagra" de Jean-Léon Gérôme Date 1890 Source http://www.culture.gouv.fr Artist Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The Bohemian (1890) The Bohemian is a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau completed in 1890. It depicts a barefooted young woman sitting on a concrete bench on the south bank of the Seine across from Notre Dame de Paris resting a violin in her lap. Her right arm is resting on her thigh while the palm of her left hand is pressed down on her left knee so that she does not lean on the violin. Her hands are clasped with the fingers pointing forward while her shoulders are wrapped in a shawl dyed maroon and light green, and she is wearing a gray dress that extends to her ankles. The bow of the violin has been stuck through diagonally under the fingerboard. To her right is a maple tree. The subject is a model employed by Bouguereau for this and other paintings, including The Shepherdess. It was owned by The Minneapolis Institute of Arts until 2004 when it was auctioned by Christie's to benefit the acquisition fund. http://en.wikipedia.o...

Psyche et L'Amour (1889) Description: Psyche et L'Amour Date: 1889 Author: William-Adolphe Bouguereau http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psyche_et_LAmour.jpg This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. Eros | Psyche | Amor and Psyche | Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Alexandre Cabanel - Eve After the Fall Date: before 1889

Alexandre Cabanel Born: 28 September 1823, Montpellier, France Died: 23 January 1889 (aged 65) Nationality: French Field: Painting Training: François-Édouard Picot Movement: Academicism Works: Birth of Venus Awards: Prix de Rome Alexandre Cabanel (28 September 1823 – 23 January 1889) was a French painter. Cabanel was born in Montpellier, Hérault. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the academic style. He was also well-known as a portrait painter. According to Diccionario Enciclopedico Salvat, Cabanel is the best representative of the L'art pompier and Napoleon III's preferred painter. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris at the age of seventeen. Cabanel studied with François-Édouard Picot and exhibited at the Paris Salon for the first time in 1844, and won the Prix de Rome scholarship in 1845 at the age of twenty two. Cabanel was elected a member of the Institute in 1863 and appointed professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in the sam...

Self portrait with Felt Hat Description: Self portrait with Felt Hat Year: 1888 Author: Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) Type: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 44 cm × 37.5 cm (17.3 in × 14.8 in) Location: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divisionism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Self_portrait_with_Felt_Hat.jpg Modern art | Post-Impressionism | Impressionism