Can Matt Hughes re-establish Art Nouveau as a viable form of art?
Today, I am going to do something completely different. I’m going to do an interview! Looking at the statistics behind …
Category Archives: 5. AN Artists
Hendrik Methorst (1896-1969)
With the exhibition Living in the Amsterdam School currently at the Stedelijk Museum and heaps of other events celebrating 100 …
Jan Toorop (1858-1928)
Until the end of this month (29 May 2016), the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague is presenting a large exhibition about Johannes …
Reprinting a lost Mucha Masterpiece
In 1899 Art Nouveau illustrator Alphonse Mucha printed a limited number of 510 copies of his most personal work-on-paper. More than …
Sergius Hruby (1869-1943)
Do you recognise that feeling? When you just know you’ve discovered something special? When I first saw this painting I …
George Henri Lantman (1875-1933)
Magnificent! I was ab-so-lute-ly flabbergasted the first time I saw Lantmans work on Twitter! So when I learned the Drents …
Bertha Lum (1869-1954)
Art Nouveau was heavily inspired by Japanese Art, and in particular by Japanese Wood Block Prints; it was just last …
Siegfried Bing (1838-1905)
If I were to name one person who made Art Nouveau big in Europe, it would be Siegfried Bing (1838-1905). During …
Lalique Exhibition, The Hague
Last weekend I visited the Lalique exhibition at the Gemeente Museum in The Hague. René Lalique (1860-1945) started his career as an …
Mucha Exhibition, Seoul
Presenting approximately 200 works, including posters, drawings, paintings, decorative works, as well as books and photographs, Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau …
