Tijdschrift uit archief Philip Zilcken
1921 · printing on paper, printing ink
height: 425 cm, width: 425 cm
Rijksmuseum
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Frantz Jourdain
Artist
Art Nouveau
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Art Nouveau
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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Three Modern Styles
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950
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Frantz Jourdain designed residential and commercial buildings that integrated decorative metalwork, ceramic detail, and sculptural embellishment into functional structures, making him a central figure in French Art Nouveau practice. Active from the late 19th century onward, he was equally committed to theoretical advocacy, promoting the synthesis of fine and decorative disciplines through his writings and institutional influence. His work embodies the period's conviction that ornament and structure need not be antagonistic.
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