art nouveau
noun
a style of fine and applied art current in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized chiefly by curvilinear motifs often derived from natural forms.
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American
[ahrt noo-voh, ahr, a r -noo-voh]
/ ˌɑrt nuˈvoʊ, ˌɑr, ar nuˈvoʊ /
noun
(often initial capital letters)
Art Nouveau
British
/ ɑː nuːˈvəʊ, ar nuvo /
noun
Etymology
Origin of art nouveau
1900–05; < French: literally, new art
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After fully renovating their apartment in a 1904 art nouveau building that’s a short walk from the Duomo cathedral, they now split their time between Beverly Hills and Milan, with plenty of travel in between.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2025
Ferrell’s aesthetic, like her music, is a singular blend that joins past with present: 19th century carnival-core, art nouveau huntress, cosmic cowgirl, anime pixie and futuristic Las Vegas showgirl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
"It was just basically the art nouveau interior and the way the whole thing looked."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
In browsing print shops and bookstores, I found and bought illustrated books by designers whose styles epitomize art nouveau, Art Deco, and the arts and crafts aesthetic.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
He stared at her books, too—covered in ink and art nouveau doodles.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
He said his medium may have seen its peak during the turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau movement, which saw an embrace of organic forms and a rejection of Industrial Age mass-produced monotony.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
One of these, a sinuous swirl of foliage at the base of the cathedral’s great lectern, tells us what the Art Nouveau architects of a later generation were looking at.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
The next section presents Art Nouveau and Art Deco works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
She was both the very famous star of Paris’s Folies Bergère and an icon of the Art Nouveau movement, with an eye toward the possibilities abstraction held for dance.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
“It’s an Art Nouveau mechanical pencil. I bought it for Mrs. Patterson ages ago. She used to wear it around her neck.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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