ART NOUVEAU

It all started in 1861 in England, the most industrialized country at the time, where William Morris in collaboration with other artists, created the Arts and Crafts Movement as a reaction to the mid-19th-century artistic styles. Following socialist ideas, they wanted an art for everyone, all objects being of beauty and of use and had to be handmade. They did not completely succeed, as hand production was too expensive for the masses, but schools, exhibitions and magazines largely diffused those ideas and they created a favourable environment for the birth of Art Nouveau.

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Artists of the Art Nouveau Movement

William Morris (1834-1896)
William Morris was one of the most influential voices in Victorian art and architecture, and his influence spread far into the 20th century in the form of the Arts and Crafts Movement that he helped spawn.
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Charles Francis Annesley Voysey
(1857 - 1941)
Charles Voysey was an English architect, designer and typographer. He articled with architects J.P.Seddon and George Devey, and then opened an office of his own in 1882, concentrating on wallpaper and fabric designs rather than architecture. He designed his first house in 1888, and in 1900 built his own home "The Orchard" designing much of the furniture, decoration and fittings. His characteristic simple architectural style was highly influential, and was copied widely. In all he designed around 150 houses, and designed decorative arts products, including wallpaper, textiles and carpets for a variety of British firms.
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