The Origins of L'Art Nouveau: The Bing Empire

by Christine Shimzu, Rüdiger Joppien, Karine Lacquemant, et al.

The grand opening in 1895 of Siegfried Bing's gallery, L'Art Nouveau, was a major event on the Parisian calendar. For Bing, a renowned dealer in Japanese art and Europe's leading exponent of Japonisme, the beautifully designed furnishings and objects he collected - and in many cases commissioned - fulfilled his vision of a new design aesthetic that promoted harmony and elegance. Overnight, Bing's emporium for new art became a symbol for, and the name...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801443873
• ISBN13: 9780801443879
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 4.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.3" x 12.6"