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Susanna at her bath. Illustration from German art magazine Jugend, issue 14, 1924.
60 yrs before the "official" start of Art Nouveau in Europe. Grasshopper and Iris by Katsushika Hokusai, Japan, late 1820s.
Theo van Hoytema (1863-1917) was a brilliant Art Nouveau illustrator from The Netherlands. Here four illustrations from the children's book "Owl happiness ", published in 1895.
Little Art Deco gems. Postcards depicting the Chicago World's Fair, 1933.
Exquisite (and very expensive) Art Nouveau jewels by world famous French artist Rene Lalique.
Clockwise from top left: plaque (1900), "winter woodland" pendant (1898), corsage ornament (1903), brooch (1897).
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, trains and ocean liners made travelling much quicker. The world was getting smaller.
Here three isochrone maps showing travel time in days from London to other parts of the world in 1881, 1914 and 2016.
Calendars designed by famous Dutch #ArtNouveau illustrator and graphic designer Theo van Hoytema. (1863-1917)