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Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1890 and 1910. A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century--the mode of painting and sculpture approved by official academies of fine arts, notably the French Academy and the Royal Academy-- it was inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers.
By 1910 Art Nouveau was already out of style. It was replaced as the dominant European architectural and decorative style first by Art Deco and then by Modernism.
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 1890 and 1910. A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century--the mode of painting and sculpture approved by official academies of fine arts, notably the French Academy and the Royal Academy-- it was inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers.
By 1910 Art Nouveau was already out of style. It was replaced as the dominant European architectural and decorative style first by Art Deco and then by Modernism.