1. Art Nouveau
... , textiles, and book illustration "and was characterized by its devotion to curving and undulating lines, often referred to as whiplash lines. The term Art Nouveau is derived from Maison de l'Art Nouveau, a Paris shop opened in 1896 by the dealer Siegfried Bing.Art Nouveau was an art movement, which lasted from the 1880's to the beginning of 1914; this movement ... to the paper. Many other individual areas of colour are applied and rolled onto the same piece of paper giving a poster. Four famous art nouveau designers were Jules Cheret, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphose Mucha and Charles...
- Word Count: 675
- Approx Pages: 3