Museums Take a New Look at Art Nouveau

JS Marcus | Wall St Journal | 23rd October 2015

Art nouveau is sometimes associated with the hippies of the 1970’s. Of course, it has much older roots and a distinct philosophical outlook. One historian characterised this outlook as “Nature against History, private intimacy against public monumentality, feminine caprice against male rationality…” Growing museum interest (and auction room results) suggests the tide of critical appreciation is turning.