Styles
The search for a new style corresponding to the spirit of the times united European artists at the turn of the century in their desire for reform. However varied the characteristics appear in retrospect, this departure towards a modern spirit was to have a lasting effect
on subsequent generations.

Overview

1900 Turn of the Century Art
Germany
1897 Münchner Vereinigte Werkstätten
1899 Darmstadt Artist's Colony
1907 German Werkbund
1919 Bauhaus
England
1860/1900 Arts & Crafts
France
1900 Art Nouveau
1920/30 Art Deco
1897 Wiener Secession
1903 WW - Wiener Werkstätte ("Viennese Workshops"
1912 Austrian Werkbund


Lamp base in the shape of a figure in typical Art Nouveau style - by Raoul Larche about 1900
© Christies London, British and Continental Decorative Arts, 12th May 99'