Radically traditionally modern : the rise of Art Nouveau
January 25 – February 22, 2021
The Industrial Revolution replaced human labor with machines and up-ended society, spurring a reactionary counter-movement known as Art Nouveau. Grounded in the tradition of nature and exalting the individual, the movement created a radically new traditionally modern moment.
WORKS IN THIS SHOW:
![[unattributed, English school] : <i>Birth of Aphrodite [Naissance Amphitrite]</i>, 1886.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Naissance-Amphitrite-1.png)
![Alexandre Falguiere [1831-1900] French sculptor : La Femme au paon [Juno and the peacock], ca.1890.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Alexandre-Falguiere-1831-1900-French-sculptor-La-Femme-au-paon-Juno-and-the-peacock-ca1890-1-250x250.png)
![Alexandre Falguiere [1831-1900] French sculptor : La Femme au paon [Juno and the peacock], ca.1890.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/24CE5B14-0A9B-499A-9933-C0E55B2A56D5-250x250.jpeg)
![Leonardo Bistolfi [1859-1933] : </i>Donna con mantello [woman in cloak]</i>, 1912.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Leonardo-Bistolfi-1859-1933-Figure-of-a-man-1912-250x250.png)
![Endre Kacz Komárom [1880-1969] : Room interior with flowers, ca.1920.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image-18-scaled-copy-250x250.png)
![Pietro Melandri [1885-1969] : Sea-creature vase with lobster handles, ca.1930.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_8533-copy-250x250.png)
![Pietro Melandri [1885-1969] : Sea-creature vase with lobster handles, ca.1930.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_8536-250x250.jpeg)