Wasser im Jugendstil

Print Only Published by Deutscher Kunstverlag (DKV) 2022

Wasser im Jugendstil

Heilsbringer und Todesschlund

Edited by: Peter Forster

Overview

About this book

Water: metaphor for a healing element or symbol of a destructive primal force? In the works of Art Nouveau, breathtaking, rolling waves, fish, jellyfish, and mussels or creatures from mythological stories give rise to a space for the imagination that fulfills people’s desires and dreams on the one hand and makes one shudder as a mysterious parallel world on the other. Water as a place of longing is presented by means of 250 works: Japonesque-like works, the dazzling ceramics of a Émile Gallé, and somber mythological paintings like that of the German artist Fidus visualize the idea of a total work of art with incredible diversity. Light is thus shed on the topic of "water in Art Nouveau" from an international, regional, and interdisciplinary perspective: for instance with a view to literature, music, or historical contexts.

Catalogue accompanying the exhibition at the Museum Wiesbaden, May 13, 2022–October 23, 2022
2022: The official "Year of Water"
Water: THE topic of Art Nouveau

Author information

Texts by Ingeborg Becker, Veronique Dumas, Hubertus Kohle, Thomas Moser, Adrian Renner, Frank Thielmann, Christina Uslular-Thiele u. a.

Topics

(Deutsch)

Language: German
Publisher: Deutscher Kunstverlag (DKV)
Audience: Art history, Literature, Music, History
Pages
- Main content: 400
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 415
Keywords: Museum Wiesbaden; Jugendstil; Wasser

Hardcover

Published: May 23, 2022
ISBN: 9783422988453