Art Nouveau Documents: modern applied arts 1902-1908
Art Nouveau Documents: modern applied arts 1902-1908
By Horst Makus
In 1902 the magazine ‘Documents of Modern Applied Arts’ was introduced for the first time. It was published until 1908, comprising five series divided by content, without exception in lavish quality and with numerous splendid illustrations. Because of the small circle of subscribers the ‘Documents’ remained widely unknown until today. However, they are a unique art nouveau resource, presenting famous as well as less well-known designers and manufacturers, and furthermore presenting unknown works by famous artists.
This new edition finally makes this work accessible. Around 1,200 illustrations present more than 1,500 individual artistic items from the German and international art nouveau era in a new constellation: furniture, metal, glass, ceramics, jewelry as well as textile design. An index comprising artists’ biographies and company histories now enables easy reference: targeted searches, finding and identification of objects.
The editor and author was Heinrich Pudor (1865–1943), known today only as a national literary man and publicist. His ‘Documents of Modern Applied Arts’ are however characterized by thorough evaluations and an ideological neutrality. Heinrich Pudor’s comprehensive journalistic and social activities around the turn of the century comprised nudism, vegetarianism, nutritional physiology, social and cultural policies, sexual science, the history of music, and theories about the history of language and prehistory.
Hardcover
256 pages | black-and-white images
Text in English and German
Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2011
9.2 x 1.1 x 12.8 inches
ISBN 9783897903555
Applied Arts, Art Nouveau