Art Nouveau (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun (often initial capital letters)Fine Arts.
  1. a style of fine and applied art current in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized chiefly by curvilinear motifs often derived from natural forms.
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    • a style of art and architecture of the 1890s, characterized by swelling sinuous outlines and stylized natural forms, such as flowers and leaves
    • (as modifier)
Art Nouveau (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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