Main entry:

Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen.

Title & Author:

Art nouveau : Utopia : reconciling the irreconcilable / Klaus-Jürgen Sembach.

Publication:

Köln : B. Taschen, ©1991.

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 238) and index.
Movement : the modern style's first steps -- Unrest : uprisings in the provinces -- Brussels -- Nancy -- Barcelona -- Munich -- Weimar -- Darmstadt -- Glasgow -- Helsinki -- Chicago -- Equilibrium : Vienna : the modern style arrives.
English translation: Charity Scott Stokes.
Translated into English from German by Charity Scott Stokes.

Summary:

Under the title "Art Nouveau - Utopia: Reconciling the Irreconcilable" the reform movement of the turn of the century is not only dealt with as an artistic event, but those economic and political interests which inspired, supported and handicapped it are also taken into account. In the chapters "Movement", "Unrest" and "Equilibrium" the historical phenomenon as a whole is characterised and is also presented with its own distinct local features. The centres of Brussels, Nancy, Barcelona, Glasgow, Helsinki and Chicago are dealt with in subchapters as are Munich, Darmstadt and Weimar. Finally, Vienna, that city in which the synthesis achieved its culmination, is described separately. The outstanding artists are dealt with in detail in connection with the respective cities of their greatest activity. The result is a complex picture of the symbiosis of architecture, furniture design and craftsmanship with their corresponding approaches to artistic revitalisation

ISBN:

3822805483 (pbk.)
9783822805480 (pbk.)

Subject:

Art nouveau.
Art, Modern 19th century.
Art, Modern 20th century.
Art 19e siècle.
Art 20e siècle.
Art Nouveau.
Art, Modern
Jugendstil
Kunstbeschouwing.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 107460
Call No.: ID N6465.A7S46; ID:94-B2782
Status: Available