Painting (669) : The Sorceress
- John William Waterhouse (English 1849-1917)
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Pd this through an increasing simplification of form. Rather than embracing the writhing organic forms of Endell or Obrist in Munich, Viennese artists moved towards the restrained geometric designs exemplified by the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. A case in point is the Palais Stoclet (1905-1911) in Brussels, designed by Viennese architect Josef Hoffmann. This residence summarizes succinctly what had become known in Vienna er structural elements. Similarly, French designer Hector Guimard designed entrances for the Metro stations in Paris (1898-1901) using simple metal and glass forms decorated with curvilinear wrought iron. These are especially memorable examples of art nouveau’s delightfully curving naturalistic forms. An interest in organic forms is also found in the work of French glass desig.
Jr of German-speaking cities, the most prominent of which were Munich, Darmstadt, and Weimar in Germany, and Vienna in Austria. Known as Jugendstil (German for “youth style”), art nouveau was promoted in Munich through periodicals such as Die Jugend (The Youth). At the head of Munich’s Jugendstil movement was Hermann Obrist, a Swiss designer who created a sensation with an exhibition of hles of art nouveau’s delightfully curving naturalistic forms. An interest in organic forms is also found in the work of French glass designer Emile Galle. Working from his hometown of Nancy, Galle produced a variety of glassware decorated with leaves, vines, and flowers. He fused layers of different colored glass and then cut designs into the glass to reveal the color he wanted, a technique that also added greater depth to .
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