{"product_id":"9781913875428","title":"The Triumph of Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e returns us vividly to an entrancing \u003cspan\u003etime in European decorative arts, from its beginnings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the Arts and Crafts movement and Japonisme, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough to its evolution into Art Deco style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exuberant, radical style, Art Nouveau blithely trampled many of the Victorian Age’s orthodoxies of art and design. Exploding age-old strictures with its fanciful approach to furniture, graphic arts, jewelry, architecture and more, Art Nouveau also embraced new technologies and incorporated foreign stylistic flourishes. It was also unabashedly luxurious and sensual. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together approximately 120 of the finest Art Nouveau treasures from the uncommonly rich holdings of the Chrysler Museum of Art, drawing primarily from the gifts of Walter P. and Jean Chrysler, whose homes were once the havens for these opulent treasures. Designing for a range of clients and settings including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edomestic interiors, innovative artists such as de \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeure, Majorelle, and Gallé fashioned their eclectic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworks to play off each other in harmonious visual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003earrangements, conceiving of Art Nouveau as an enveloping style. This \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estunningly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eillustrated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e comprehensive volume gathers a profusion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof Art Nouveau works and accessories—furniture, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaintings, sculpture, mosaics, books, posters, prints, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elamps, glass,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and other stunning objets d’art— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall of them originally designed and coordinated to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomplement each other in elaborate ensembles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lloyd DeWitt, Carolyn Swan Needell, Gabriel P. Weisberg","offers":[{"title":"D Giles Limited |  Hardback | Cloth over boards |  2023-12-01","offer_id":44230050349311,"sku":"9781913875428","price":89.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_e63ce797-6589-466a-8601-0635414aed39.jpg?v=1692993503","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781913875428","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}