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The Art Nouveau posters and illustrations almost always feature women, representing glamor, beauty and modernity. Images of men are extremely rare. Posters and illustrations are highly stylized. approaching two dimensions, and frequently are filled with flowers and other vegetal decoration.
Wegener's work was often of confident and elegant women performing a variety of activities in either a Renaissance inspired style, Art Nouveau or Art Deco style. The images tended to show women posing or participating in artistic endeavors such as theatre, literature, and dance. [ 2 ]
Katsukawa Shunchō (勝川 春潮) was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints, who was active from about 1783 to about 1795.. Although a student of Katsukawa Shunshō, Shunchō's output, which consists mostly of prints of beautiful women, more closely resembles the work of Torii Kiyonaga.
The 1897 series of color lithographs on paper featured 15 by 43 centimetres (5.9 in × 16.9 in) panels and is located at the Art Institute of Chicago. [ 12 ] The 1900 series also features color lithographs, this time sized 54.29 by 75.88 centimetres (21.37 in × 29.87 in). [ 13 ]
The salon was further decorated with carved moldings and stained glass, thin columents with vegetal designs, and a ceiling with molded floral and vegetal elements. It marked a summit of Art Nouveau decoration. [41] The Salon opened in 1901, just as tastes were beginning to change, moving away from Art Nouveau to more naturalistic patterns.
The Three Ages of Woman falls into Klimt's Golden Period which includes other works such as The Kiss. This period was characterized by high ornamentation and the use of gold and metallic paints. [5] This work also suggests that it is part of the Art Nouveau movement due to the time period and the decorative elements.
Mary Sully (1896–1963) was a Yankton Dakota avant-garde artist. [1] [2] Her work remained largely unknown until the early 21st century.[3]Sully is best known for her colored-pencil triptychs and "personality prints," which often depicted celebrities such as Amelia Earhart, Gertrude Stein, and Greta Garbo.
Women benefited from the new Glasgow Society of Lady Artists (founded 1882) which offered a place for women artists to meet and also had exhibition space. [10] In addition, many art school students and staff were involved in women's suffrage. [11] "Students took turns between classes stitching up banners" for the movement. [11]