The Nancy School. Facing the political and social issues of its time. Those who live are those who fight.
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 19711 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 225 p., color and black and white illustrations, paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Paris, 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757209875 |
If Art Nouveau is indeed a symbol of the Belle Époque, it is contrary to the myth describing artists in search of voluptuous forms in a twilight golden age. Indeed, the Belle Époque was a more troubled period than its legend suggests. Born in the Lorraine context of the post-Sedan period, the Nancy Art Nouveau movement had a propensity to mobilize on the many political and social issues of the time, fueled in this by the exceptional personalities of its two presidents, Émile Gallé then Victor Prouvé, fervent republicans who invested the political field. This book, through the masterpieces of Gallé, Prouvé, Daum and many others, allows us to discover a fascinating and little-known aspect of Art Nouveau.
If Art Nouveau is indeed a symbol of the Belle Époque, it is contrary to the myth describing artists in search of voluptuous forms in a twilight golden age. Indeed, the Belle Époque was a more troubled period than its legend suggests. Born in the Lorraine context of the post-Sedan period, the Nancy Art Nouveau movement had a propensity to mobilize on the many political and social issues of the time, fueled in this by the exceptional personalities of its two presidents, Émile Gallé then Victor Prouvé, fervent republicans who invested the political field. This book, through the masterpieces of Gallé, Prouvé, Daum and many others, allows us to discover a fascinating and little-known aspect of Art Nouveau.