Description: Combining fine materials, exquisite workmanship and extraordinary fantasy, the works of art presented in this sumptuously illustrated book are some of the most beautiful examples of the Art Nouveau style. Treasures of Art Nouveau celebrates the movement, and displays objects from the richest and most important private collection devoted to the style in existence, The Gillion Crowet Collection. The accompanying text by Michel Draguet, thc author of numerous articles on 19th and 20th-century art, provides a fascinating discussion of Art Nouveau, and a history of the Collection. Gathered by Anne-Marie Gillion Crowet, daughter of Pierre E. Crowet, friend of Magritte and patron of contemporary art, the collection is famous worldwide for the variety and quality of its pieces. Here is the work of the masters of Art Nouveau, including Galle, Majorelle, Decorchemont, Lalique, Cross, Mucha, Lotz, Val-Saint-Lambert and Wolfers. Among the book's highlights are some extraordinary Symbolist paintings by Mellery, Khnopff, Delville, Schwabe and Mossa. Other outstanding objects include the 1907 pate-de-verre vase by Decorchemont, six vases by Galle from 1900-1904, including the famous sea horse vessel, and a ceramic fireplace by Muller.

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