art nouveau

art nou·veau (ärt′no̵̅o̅ vō′, är′-; Fr ȧr-)

noun

a movement in arts and crafts of the late 19th and early 20th cent., characterized by curvilinear designs styled from nature

Etymology: Fr, from the name of an art gallery (c. 1895) carrying examples of the work

Modifies a noun

architecture: Wonder at the grand secessionist and art nouveau architecture which betrays the Austro-Hungarian heyday of the port, Croatia's third largest city.
style: The Fox in Green Lanes was completely rebuilt in a rather hearty art nouveau style to suit its new surroundings.
building: The source of Swakopmund's continental atmosphere is the graceful art nouveau buildings dating back to the turn of the century.
design: Art Nouveau Worldwide - Comprehensive website on art nouveau design.
hotel: The Hotel Park du Sauvage is one of the most charming art nouveau hotels in the whole of the Bernese Oberland.
lamp: Left, the dragon carved into the stone above the landing; right, the art nouveau lamp standard mounted on the sandstone newel.

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