19th Century Parisian Advertising Posters on the 21st Century Walls
Parisian advertising posters have proven to be an essential element of the retro aesthetic. Reminiscent of the lifestyle of its time, this form of...
Guest Profile 26 November 2021
Art Nouveau
Architecture or Jewelry? Josef Hoffmann’s Modern Brooches
Josef Hoffman was the leading architect of the Secession and pupil of Otto Wagner, close friend and collaborator of Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser,...
Magda Michalska 10 November 2021
René Lalique, The Master Jeweler of Art Nouveau
René Lalique (1860-1945) was a French jeweler and one of Art Nouveau’s most renowned craftsmen. Trained in Paris and London, Lalique was unusual...
Europeana 10 November 2021
Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary at North Carolina Museum of Art
Czech-born Alphonse Mucha was one of the most celebrated artists in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. As an influential force behind the Art...
Nicole Ganbold 20 September 2021
Gustav Klimt’s Lost and Found Viennese Beauty – Lady with Fan
Fräuleins (Ladies), step aside! This steaming-hot brunette is back in town! After 100 years of captivity, away from the Viennese public, you can now...
Giordana Goretti 19 September 2021
Japonisme: Western Fever for Japanese Art and Culture
During the mid 19th and 20th centuries, Western art saw the birth of Japonisme. The term was coined by Philippe Burty in 1872 and it refers to the...
Jimena Escoto 27 August 2021
Happy Birthday Gustav Klimt! 5 Things You Need to Know About Him
Today is the anniversary of Gustav Klimt’s birthday. This Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna...
Zuzanna Stańska 14 July 2021
Gustav Klimt in the Spotlight: Four Famous Masterpieces
Have you ever looked upon Gustav Klimt’s portrait of The Lady in Gold and wondered why she was so worshipped? What made the artist immortalize...
Guest Profile 28 June 2021
Aubrey Beardsley at Shapero Rare Books: An Interview with Expert, Roddy Newlands
The incredible exhibition, Aubrey Beardsley – Inking the 1890s, nearly 100 years old and in exceptional condition, is on display and for sale...
Isabella Hill 8 June 2021
Lili Elbe – The First Transgender Female Artist
Lili Elbe – born Einar Wegener – was a Danish landscape painter of the early 20th century who later in life became a transgender woman. She was...
Pola Otterstein 4 June 2021
The Divine Sarah: Sarah Bernhardt, The First Artist Superstar
While we are all familiar with celebrity culture and can recognize all of the Kardashians by their silhouettes, the idea of ‘celebrity’...
Wendy Gray 18 May 2021
Wiener Werkstätte: The Viennese Design Brand You’ve Always Dreamt Of
Heard of Bauhaus? Yes. Heard of De Stijl? Yes. Heard of Wiener Werkstätte? No. No?! That’s the problem: I hadn’t heard of Wiener...
Magda Michalska 2 May 2021
