Art Nouveau Decorative Ironwork Classic document of social realism

Classic document of social realism contains 37 photographs by famed Victorian photographer John Thomson

butterfly house

his romance with Helen of Troy

origin story

Art Nouveau Decorative Ironwork Classic document of social realismAround the turn of the twentieth century, artists and craftsmen throughout Europe and America were profoundly affected by a new art style that took its inspiration from nature. Generally referred to as Art Nouveau, it exerted its influence on painters, illustrators, architects, ironworkers, furniture designers, interior decorators, potters, jewelry designers in fact, nearly every kind of artist craftsman. While Art Nouveau is a broad and varied style,