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Special Lectures | Art Nouveau, 1890–1915: Presented by Diane Kane | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

Monday, March 31st, 2025
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7:30 PM

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Art Nouveau, 1890–1915
Presented by Diane Kane
Mondays, March 31, April 7, 14 & 21, 2025
The international art movement known as Art Nouveau flourished from the early 1890s to 1914. Rejecting historical references and traditional geometric forms, it featured florid vegetation, sinuous lines, and asymmetry. Although the design approach encompassed all visual art forms, it was most prevalent in architecture and the decorative arts. Furniture, mirrors, metalwork, art glass, carved plaster, and intricate paneling all featured the signature “whiplash” lines of Art Nouveau. Originating in Brussels, and highlighted in the Exposition Universelle of 1900 (better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition), the style is strongly associated with the wealthy and fashionable.

Popularized in smaller cities, the style easily integrated into new building types—elegant apartments, boutique retail, brasseries, bistros, and cabarets—associated with sophisticated urbanization.

In four richly illustrated lectures, this series will examine the style’s Belgian origins and its regional variations in Paris, Vienna, and Barcelona during the 1890–1915 period.

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Special Lectures | Art Nouveau, 1890–1915: Presented by Diane Kane | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

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Class 01. Adventures in Drawing: Exploring Portraiture with Jean Krumbein | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library: School of the Arts | La Jolla Art Studio

Class 102. Explore the Photobook Phenomenon: Create/Design Your On-demand Photobook with Suda House | Online via Zoom | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | School of the Arts

Class 101. Drawing from the Masters with Ken & Stephanie Goldman | Online via Zoom | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | School of the Arts

Class 51. Head & Figure Construction—Live with Ken & Stephanie Goldman | Athenaeum Art Center | School of the Arts | Logan Heights

Class 03. Botanical Flowers—Watercolor with Thia Nevius | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library: School of the Arts | La Jolla Art Studio

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April Named ‘Arts, Culture & Creativity’ Month in Escondido

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