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Art Nouveau

Refers to the international style of painting, architecture, decorative arts, and applied arts that flourished in Europe and the Americas characterized by an emphasis on fluid, undulating, or serpentine lines or contours based on organic forms and the use of modern materials such as iron and glass. The style developed as regional variations under various names.

Dates
c. 1880–1910
Places
Europe > Western Europe > Belgium, France, Scotland, England, Central Europe > Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Southern Europe > Italy, Spain, Northern Europe > The Netherlands, Denmark, Eastern Europe > Czech Republic, Romania, Russia
South America > Argentina
Asia > East Asia > Japan
North America > Canada, Mexico, United States
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