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ART NOUVEAU (1880-1914)
It means “new art” and embraced Europe’s new industrial aesthetic rather than challenged it. It featured naturalistic but stylised forms, often combined with shapes which were more geometric like parabolas, and semicircles. The movement used forms from the natural world that had not been used for long like insects, weeds, even mythical faeries.
Designs were are asymmetric and they replicated organic forms as trees and vegetation. Curved lines were prefered to straight parallel lines. In architecture the some straight lines were required but the architects tried to make them look visually organic in nature using ornamentation when necessary, and to be in harmony with the natural surroundings if possible. Women depicted in Art Nouveau pieces will often have flowing hair. Those in more provocative poses may have their hair down or even be nude draped in billowy folds of fabric.
The style unifies the styles that emerged in many countries in Europe at about the same time: in Austria it is known as Secessionsstil after Wiener Secession; in Spanish Modernismo; in Catalan Modernisme; in Czech Secese; in Danish Skønvirke or Jugendstil; in German Jugendstil, Art Nouveau or Reformstil; in Hungarian Szecesszió; in Italian Art Nouveau, Stile Liberty or Stile floreale; in Norwegian Jugendstil; in Polish Secesja; in Slovak Secesia; in Russian Модерн (Modern); and in Swedish Jugend.
ART DECO (1920-1940)
Art Deco took its name, short for Arts Décoratifs, from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes held in Paris in 1925. It emerged mainly in France and celebrated the dawn of the industrial age. The style adopted in Art Deco architecture was bold straight lines arranged symmetric like machines with equally bold colours unlike natural shades. Art Deco architecture also used lavish ornamentation in a way that was on your face reflecting the spirit of the times which was predominantly full of confidence enjoying the prosperity brought about by industrialisation and scientific advances. Art Deco also reflects the artistic movement of the era: cubism, fauvism, expressionism, etc.
The deprivations of the Great War years gave way to a whole new opulence and extravagance that defined the Jazz Age and the Art Deco aesthetic. The movement is characterised by streamlined and geometric shapes. It also used modern materials like chrome and stainless steel. If Art Deco dabbled with natural materials, they tended to be graphic or textural, like zebra skin or jagged fern leaves. As a result, Deco featured bold shapes like sunbursts and zigzags and broad curves.
Jugendstil sugar bowl by WMF Geislingen, Germany, early 20th.
Saint-Cyr House
Belgium, Brussels, square Ambiorix 11
Architect Gustave Strauven, 1903
Early Art Deco Entrance :
Building 65-67 of the boulevard Raspail in the 6th district of Paris.
A pure marvel of Art Deco with dazzling ironwork by a certain Adalbert Szabo. It marks the entrance to a building built in 1913 by the architect Léon Tissier
On both sides of the door there are two sculptures by Henri Bouchard.
Photo Claude Abron “The gates of Paris”
Art Déco Aquamarine and Diamond Brooch by Cartier, Paris c 1930 ⚡️
ART DECO VASE, Georges Deprez, 1935, Val Saint Lambert
Cristal topaze doublé bleu-français
Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles 1935.
(Photo credit: Anne & Niels)
Jugendstil sugar bowl by WMF Geislingen, Germany, early 20th.
The Woolworth Building is an early American skyscraper designed by architect Cass Gilbert located at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930, with a height of 792 feet (241 m). More than a century after its construction, it remains one of the 100 tallest buildings in the United States. Cass Gilbert designed the Woolworth Building in the neo-Gothic and Art Deco style.
Abandoned City Hall station, New York. The Art Deco metro station was closed on December 31, 1945, because of its proximity to the Brooklyn Bridge station.
Callas Café & Restaurant in Budapest, Hungary (circa 1880)
The antique café was rebuilt in 2006 in Art Deco, based on plans by world-famous architect David Collins. It offers slow service, good coffee, and an absolutely amazing location right next to the Hungarian State Opera House.
Streamline Modern House, 1930s, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Architect unknown
(Photo credit: Esteban Gómez)
Leather club chair and ottoman chrome bands, c. 1935
Designed by Donald Deskey
BURNHAM BLOCK in Milwaukee, 1915-1917, by Frank Lloyd Wright
Address: 1835 S Layton Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53215, United States 🇺🇸
Frank Lloyd Wright’s American System-Built homes, were produced from factory-cut materials assembled onsite as part of Wright’s lifelong pursuit of providing affordable housing for low-income residents.
The Burnham Block represents Mr. Wright’s broad vision to shelter everyone in a work of art, merging engineering and technology with art and design to create living spaces filled with natural light, harmony, and comfort.
The homes are on the National and Wisconsin Register of Historic Places and are part of a historic district in the City of Milwaukee.
(Photos courtesy: Kevin Jones on X (tweeter); Freekee at English Wikipedia) collage by SJ
Buffalo City Hall from 1931 is an Art Deco skyscraper in the city of Buffalo, NY from the architects George J. Dietel and John J. Wade. Here a view of the upper floors with Art Deco details.
Unique Art Deco daybed sofa, 1930s
Designer and manufacturer unknown
Dimensions: 105 x 244 × 95 cm
(Photo source: vntg com)
CLARICE CLIFF TEA SET, in the aerographed pink color, nautilus shape, comprising: a teapot, tea cup and saucer, side plate, sugar bowl and creamer, 1936
The André Aerne Collection
(Photo courtesy: Christie’s)
