Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau (French for "new art") is an art and design style that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century. Other, more localized terms for the cluster of self-consciously radical, somewhat mannered reformist chic that formed a prelude to 20th-century modernism, included "Jugendstil" in Germany, named for the snappy avant-garde periodical Jugend ('Youth') or "Sezessionstil" in Vienna, where forward-looking artists and designers seceded from the mainstream salon exhibitions, to exhibit on their own in more congenial surroundings.

External links

• The Art Nouveau in Brussels, only available in French, with pictures of Art Nouveau buildings
• Art Nouveau World Wide, the most complete site with texts and links
• LE CERCLE GUIMARD - The association for the protection and the promotion of the work of Hector Guimard
• lartnouveau.com Artists and their works in Paris, Nancy and in Europe ]