1. art nouveau - Noun
2. Art nouveau - Proper noun
a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers
Source: WordNetA convention hall, the Festhalle, was built in Art Nouveau style, 1905–07 on a rise overlooking the town park and facing the modernist Bundesamt, the regional government building. Source: Internet
A description published in Pan magazine of Hermann Obrist 's wall hanging Cyclamen (1894) described it as "sudden violent curves generated by the crack of a whip", which became well known during the early spread of Art Nouveau. Source: Internet
According to the Art Nouveau European Route, Basile and Ducrot were responsible for the idea of the complete work of art in Italy. Source: Internet
Alphonse Mucha based several of his iconic Art Nouveau works on her. Source: Internet
Also some Art Nouveau living quarters and two bigger quarters typical for communist architecture – but much renovated – can be found. Source: Internet
Art Nouveau was a luxury style, which required expert and highly-paid craftsmen and could not be easily or cheaply mass-produced. Source: Internet