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[[Image:Peacock room.jpg|thumb|Whistler, Peacock Room, 1876/77]] | |||
... | British art movement, which developed out of a combination of neo-gothic elements and the [[Anne I|Queen Anne]] revival. Designers of the Aesthetic Movement - for example the architect E.W. Godwin, Christopher Dresser and [[James Abbot McNeill Whistler]] - were also fascinated by Japanese woodcuts and oriental art (''Japonisme''). One well-known example for the design of this period is the Peacock Room by Whistler, which he made for F.R. Leyland's flat in London in 1876/1877. Today it is shown in the Freer Gallery in Washington. | ||
The most prominent figures connected with the Aesthetic Movement in Britain are [[Oscar Wilde]] and the artist [[Aubrey Beardsley]]. | |||
== Sources == | |||
*Fiell, Carlotte und Peter. ''Design Handbook: Konzepte ,Materialien, Stile''. Köln: Taschen, 2006. | |||
*Zatlin, Linda Gertner. ''Beardsley, Japonisme and the Perversion of the Victorian Ideal''. Cambridge: CUP, 1997. | |||
Latest revision as of 21:07, 16 December 2020
British art movement, which developed out of a combination of neo-gothic elements and the Queen Anne revival. Designers of the Aesthetic Movement - for example the architect E.W. Godwin, Christopher Dresser and James Abbot McNeill Whistler - were also fascinated by Japanese woodcuts and oriental art (Japonisme). One well-known example for the design of this period is the Peacock Room by Whistler, which he made for F.R. Leyland's flat in London in 1876/1877. Today it is shown in the Freer Gallery in Washington.
The most prominent figures connected with the Aesthetic Movement in Britain are Oscar Wilde and the artist Aubrey Beardsley.
Sources
- Fiell, Carlotte und Peter. Design Handbook: Konzepte ,Materialien, Stile. Köln: Taschen, 2006.
- Zatlin, Linda Gertner. Beardsley, Japonisme and the Perversion of the Victorian Ideal. Cambridge: CUP, 1997.