art nouveau Definition
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
art nouveau Usage Examples
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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