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    The Art Nouveau Alphabet

    Aug 12, 2020 4 minutes

    Art Nouveau developed between 1890 and 1910 as a reaction to the academic art of the 19th century. It was inspired by natural, flowing forms found in nature, especially the curved lines in plants and flowers. Art Nouveau is a complete artistic style embracing fine and decorative arts. It includes painting, jewellery, furniture, textiles, ceramics and architecture.

    From the 1860s onwards, after Japan became more accessible to the western world, the work of Japanese artists influenced artists in the west and so the New Art – for that is what it means – began to develop into the form that we now know.

    FONTS

    There are numerous fonts in the Art Nouveau style, ranging from a fairly undecorated form

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