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Book Review
Henri Vever: Champion de l’Art nouveau. By Willa Z. Silverman
05/2020 | 1406 | 162
Pages: 461-462
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Reviewer:
Warren, Richard (Warren, Richard )
Subjects
artists:
Lalique, René / Grasset, Eugène Samuel
collectors and dealers:
Vever, Henri / Bing, Siegfried
styles:
Art Nouveau
subjects:
Jewellery / Collecting / Art dealers / Japanese art / French art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Henri Vever: Champion de l’Art nouveau By Willa Z. Silverman. 392 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Armand Colin, Paris, 2018),  37.50. ISBN 978–2–200–61941–1. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Sorcerer’s necklace (‘Les Sorcières’), designed by Eugène-Samuel Grasset and produced by Maison Vever. 1900. Gold, enamel, carnelian and chrysoprase, 14.6 by 4.76 cm. (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond).
Book Review
Une théorie universelle au milieu du XIXe siècle: La ‘Grammar of Ornament’ d’Owen Jones. By Ariane Varela Braga
02/2019 | 1391 | 161
Pages: 172-174
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Reviewer:
Van Zanten, David (Van Zanten, David; Zanten, David van)
Subjects
art literature:
Jones, Owen / Semper, Gottfried / Riegl, Alois / Ruskin, John
dates:
1800-1899 / 1850-1899
media:
Architecture
places:
Great Britain
subjects:
British architecture / Design / Decorative arts / Ornament / Pattern / Style / Geometric patterns / Geometry / Colour / Nature / Study and teaching / Art Nouveau / Deutscher Werkbund (art group) / Bauhaus
Illustrations
Attributed works:
6. Osler’s Gallery, Oxford Street, London, by Owen Jones. c.1858–60. Ink and watercolour, 147.3 by 102 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Making the Glasgow Style. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow
08/2018 | 1385 | 160
Pages: 681-684
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Reviewer:
Donnelly, Max (Donnelly, Max)
Subjects
artists:
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie / Thomson, Alexander / McNair, James Herbert / Macdonald, Frances / Macdonald, Margaret, 1865-1933 / Lutyens, Edwin Landseer / King, Jessie Marion / Logan, George / Walton, George
artists:
Newbery, Francis H. / Davidson, Peter Wylie / Morton, William Gibson / Wyse, Henry Taylor / Morris, Talwin / Salmon, James II / Gillespie, John Gaff
buildings:
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Great Britain
dates:
2010-2019
media:
Architecture / Interiors / Furniture / Stained glass / Mosaics / Drawings / Posters / Watercolours / Textiles / Ceramics / Bookbindings / Videos / Photographs
museums and institutions:
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Great Britain / Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Great Britain
places:
Great Britain / Glasgow / Liverpool
subjects:
Scottish architecture / British architecture / Art Nouveau / Natural disasters / Destruction / Damage to works of art / Symbolist movement / Tables (support furniture) / Screens (furniture) / Cabinets (furniture) / Metalworking / Metalworkers / Celtic / Chairs
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Book binding for L’Evangile de L’Enfance de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, by Jessie M. King. c.1900–01. Tooled vellum with gilding, 30.6 cm by 23.5 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
23. Stencil card for the decoration of the Hill House, Helensburgh, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and made by Guthrie & Wells. 1904. Card and paint, 54 cm by 41.5 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Attributed works:
24. Water sprite, designed by William Gibson Morton and probably made by William Stewart. 1895– 96. Leaded coloured glass, 72 cm by 64.2 cm. (Glasgow Museums; exh. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow).
Publication Received
Nineteenth Century French Art: From Romanticism to Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Art Nouveau
10/2008 | 1267 | 50
Pages: 699
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Reviewer:
Sloan, Rachel (Sloan, Rachel)
Subjects
dates:
1800-1899
print:
French art
subjects:
French architecture / French painting / French sculpture / Impressionism / Art Nouveau / Post-Impressionism / Romanticism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Nineteenth Century French Art: From Romanticism to Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Art Nouveau | contributor: Allard, Sébastien , contributor: Cars, Laurence des , editor: Loyrette, Henri
Publication Received
Camille Fauré. Limoges Art Deco Enamels. The Geometry of Joy
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 421
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Reviewer:
Shone, Richard (Shone, Richard; S., R.; Shone, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Fauré, Camille
print:
Limoges
print:
Art Deco
subjects:
Enamels / Art objects / Decorative arts / Art Deco / Art Nouveau / Limoges
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Camille Fauré. Limoges Art Deco Enamels. The Geometry of Joy | author: Shayo, Alberto
Publication Received
Formes et Transparences
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 421
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Reviewer:
Shone, Richard (Shone, Richard; S., R.; Shone, Richard)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Musée des Beaux Arts de Dijon, Dijon, France
print:
Collections, Public / Dijon / Musée des Beaux Arts de Dijon, Dijon, France
print:
Glass
subjects:
Glassware / European / Art Nouveau
subjects:
Collections, Public
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Formes et Transparences | author: Gras, Catherine , author: Petit, Géraldine
Exhibition Review
Barcelona 1900. Amsterdam
01/2008 | 1258 | 150
Pages: 53-54
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Reviewer:
Sloan, Rachel (Sloan, Rachel)
Subjects
dates:
2000-2009 / 1900-1909
museums and institutions:
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
places:
Netherlands / Barcelona / Amsterdam
print:
Barcelona
print:
Art Nouveau
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Art Nouveau / Spanish / Catalan
subjects:
Furniture / Spanish architecture / Spanish painting / Furnishings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Barcelona 1900 | institution: Van Gogh Museum
Illustrations
Attributed works:
62. Poster design for Champagne Codorníu, by Ramon Casas. 1898. Pen and ink, conté crayon, watercolour and pastel on paper, 129 by 197 cm. (Casa Codorníu, Sant Sadurní d’Anoia (Alt Penedès); exh. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam)
Attributed works:
63. Dressing table from the Palau Güell, designed by Antoni Gaudí. c.1889. Mahogany, brass and mirror glass, 120 by 130 by 65 cm. (Güell family, Barcelona; exh. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam)
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