Decorative Flowers

by William Wheeler and William Adolphus Wheeler

Art Nouveau conquered design in the 1890s, reshaping the decorative arts with its sensuous interpretations of natural forms. French designer Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869-1942), a student of the great artist Eugene Grasset and one of the style's greatest champions, was particularly fascinated by the decorative potential of flowers. This unique source book presents Verneuil's dazzling variations on bulbs, garden flowers, wildflowers, and aquatic plants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810927969
• ISBN13: 9780810927964
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary