Kachō-ga. The Poetry of Japanese Nature
During the Christmas holidays, I decided to visit Japanmuseum SieboldHuis in Leiden as they appeared to have a fairly interesting exhibition …
Tag Archives: Alphonse Mucha
Mozart’s Requiem: An Illuminated Manuscript
In this day and age of digital illustrations and Photoshop, Matt Hughes might be one of a dying breed. In …
Two Dutch Architects in Paris
A few weeks ago I received an incredibly interesting book in the mail. The book is called Two Dutch architects …
BRAFA 2017 – the Art Fair to look forward to!
Over the years, BRAFA has established itself as one of Europe’s unmissable cultural events in January. For its next edition, …
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 …
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 …
What if you DON’T have that kind of money…?
Collecting antiques is an expensive hobby. Collecting Art Nouveau antiques might even be more expensive! So what if you don’t …
Fin-de-Siècle Museum, Brussels
Have you been there yet? The new Fin-de-Siècle Museum was supposed to open May 2013, yet due to circumstances didn’t open …
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 …
Coup de Fouet (Whiplash) Magazine
Since a year or so, I have been subscribed to “Coup de Fouet”, a magazine published by Art Nouveau European Route, a …
