In this period of architecture many European artists, architects and the like rebelled against the practice of art at that time which they believed to be formal and classical, they believed that true art can be found in nature and in nature can be found the greatest beauty.
"Art Nouveau" is actually French for new art, and it was popularized by the "Maison de l'Art Nouveau", a Paris art gallery operated by Siegfried Bing. Art Nouveau flourished in Europe between 1890 and 1914.
In the United States, Art Nouveau can be seen in the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Features commonly seen in Art Nouveau Architecture are Asymmetrical Shapes, Extensive use of Arches and Curves Curved Glass, Plant like embellishments, Mosaics, Stained Glass and Japanese Motifs. Structures that used the Art Nouveau Style are The Wainwright Building by Louis Sullivan, Parque Guell by Antoni Gaudi, Majolika Haus by Otto Wagner, The Marquette Building by William Holabird and Martin Roche and The Municipal House.
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