

In Catalonia the related style was known as Modernisme in Spain as Modernismo, Arte joven ("young art") and in Portugal Arte nova (new art). In Austria and the neighboring countries then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a similar style emerged, called Secessionsstil in German, (Hungarian: szecesszió, Czech: secese) or Wiener Jugendstil, after the artists of the Vienna Secession.

In Germany and Scandinavia, a related style emerged at about the same time it was called Jugendstil, after the popular German art magazine of that name. In the United States, due to its association with Louis Comfort Tiffany, it was often called the "Tiffany style". In Italy, because of the popularity of designs from London's Liberty & Co department store, it was sometimes called the Stile Liberty ("Liberty style"), Stile floral, or Arte nova (New Art). In Britain, it was known as the Modern Style, or, because of the Arts and Crafts movement led by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow, as the "Glasgow" style. In Belgium, where the architectural movement began, it was sometimes termed Style nouille (noodle style) or Style coup de fouet (whiplash style). It was also sometimes called Style Jules Verne, Le Style Métro (after Hector Guimard's iron and glass subway entrances), Art Belle Époque, and Art fin de siècle. In France, Art Nouveau was also sometimes called by the British term "Modern Style" due to its roots in the Arts and Crafts movement, Style moderne, or Style 1900. It was replaced as the dominant European architectural and decorative style first by Art Deco and then by Modernism.Īrt Nouveau took its name from the Maison de l'Art Nouveau (House of the New Art), an art gallery opened in 1895 by the Franco-German art dealer Siegfried Bing that featured the new style.

The style is related to, but not identical with, 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.Īrt Nouveau is a total art style: It embraces a wide range of fine and decorative arts, including architecture, painting, graphic art, interior design, jewelry, furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass art, and metal work.īy 1910, Art Nouveau was already out of style. A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers.Įnglish uses the French name Art Nouveau (new art). Art Nouveau (French pronunciation: , Anglicised to /ˈɑːrt nuːˈvoʊ/) is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts, that was most popular between 18.
