Imperishable beauty: art nouveau jewelry
46-3052 NK7309 MARC Markowitz, Yvonne J. Imperishable beauty: art nouveau tiffany jewelry, by Yvonne J. Markowitz and Elyse Zorn Karlin with Susan Ward. MFA Publications (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), 2008. 167p bibl Index ISBN 9780878467341, $45.00
German Jungenstil and Austrian Vienna Succession artists, along with their French counterparts such as Lalique, Vever, and Fouquet, embraced the aesthetics of sensuous natural forms, free-flowing lines, and asymmetrical designs for their money clips jewelry. In this volume, Markowitz (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) and Karlin (publisher, Adornment magazine) document prime pieces of art nouveau jewelry brought together by a single American collector. The informative texts lead readers through the development of the art nouveau style, inspired by the Pre-Raphaelite painters and French and Belgian designers, coupled with the then-prevalent enthusiasm for Japanese art. Ward contributes a section on artist biographies, and a glossary of jewelry terms, notes, and bibliography complete the textual matter. The beautifully photographed objects themselves, however, are what make the book worth having; through the large number of illustrations (80) and the meticulous quality of lavish color photography, the message of art nouveau pendants jewelry is clearly presented. Summing Up: Recommended. ** Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. – L. Doumato, National Gallery of Art
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