Art Nouveau, or "new art" in French, is an architectural and artistic movement that emerged in the late 19th century and lasted through World War II.

Emile Galle, a pioneer of the art nouveau movement that started in the 19th century, is famous for his glass, ceramics and furniture.

Hoffmann was an Austrian architect who lived from 1870 to 1956 and is closely identified with the Art Nouveau movement that bridged the turn of the century.

Art Nouveau’s imprint was seen again in the Surrealist movement, and in the posters of the 1960s subculture, but much of the Belle Époque exuberance was gone.

(Auctions at Showplace) With its soft colors, flower motifs and asymmetrical twining lines, this ceramic charger, made circa 1900, fits right into the art nouveau movement.

Cath Pound explores what an extraordinary international design movement tells us about the world. Art Nouveau was the first self-consciously international modern art movement.

Our guide to Art Nouveau architecture explores the late 19th-century movement known for flowing lines and organic forms and how it influenced the culture.