Ernesto Basile, Hotel in Italy, 1899-1900

Ernesto Basile, Hotel in Italy, 1899-1900, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Entrance to the Salon de Maria, Grand hotel Volla Igea, Palermo.

Scanned from the book "Jugendstil" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.

From the book: "Basile's work reveals undeniable French influences: elegant and simple shapes and brilliantly achieved symbiosis between painting and decor."

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Hector Guimard, Hôtel Paul Mezzara, 1911

Hector Guimard, Hôtel Paul Mezzara, 1911, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

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Door, Salamanca, Spain, c. 1900s

Door, Salamanca, Spain, c. 1900s, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Private house.

"With Modernism sophisticated and elegant buildings appear a bit everywhere throughout Spain, incorporating the European stylistic tendencies, even if in a superficial way, looking to improve the cities."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.

Antoni Gaudi i Cornet, Dragon Door, 1884-87

Antoni Gaudi i Cornet, Dragon Door, 1884-87, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Entry to the Finca Guell, Pedralbes 7 Avenue, Les Corts de Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain.

Wrought iron.

"The Dragon Door of the Finca Guell has to be considered a perfect testimony to the artistic quality of the Catalan works in wrought iron. This door is on a pillar of bricks and natural stone and opens in a singular vertical axis. The dragon represents Ládon, guardian of the Hesperus garden. By order of the goddess Juno it had to guard the golden apples in that garden. When Hercules defeated the monster it transformed into a constellation. Gaudi placed the door under an orange tree that crowns the pillars and is a symbol of great prosperity."

Scanned and quoted from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.

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Giovanni Brega, Villa Ruggeri, Pesaro, 1902

Giovanni Brega, Villa Ruggeri, Pesaro, 1902, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Scanned from the book "Jugendstil" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.

From the book: " Oreste Ruggeri, the owner of a ceramics studio and a supporter of the new style, asked Brega to build him a villa. If one looks carefully it's not difficult to perceive the Italian tradition and heritage under the ornamental coat of the facade. Brega gave two eyes-like windows to the Oriental part of the house, a floral element in armed concrete reminiscent of a nose, and a mouth-like entrance. Thus he obtained an ensemble that reminds us of the vegetable portraits of Giuseppe Arcimboldo."

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Giovanni Mataloni, Brevetto Auer Incandescenza a Gas, 1895

INCANDESCENZA, originally uploaded by mica12244art.

Mercier sc. de Cuzin, Book Cover, 1883

Mercier sc. de Cuzin, Book Cover, 1883, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Mercier sc. de Cuzin, cover of the book by Armand Silvestre, "Le Conte de L'Archer," 1883.

Scanned from the 1997 book "Le Livre Objet d'Art Collection Calouste Gulbenkian France. XIXe-XXe Siècles."

René Kieffer, "Le Passant" 1897

René Kieffer, "Le Passant" 1897, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

René Kieffer, book cover of "Le Passant" 1897. Click image for 416X600 version.

Scanned from the 1997 book "Le Livre Objet d'Art Collection Calouste Gulbenkian France. XIXe-XXe Siècles."