Find of the day!
Gallery Mocca, Vischmarkt 25, Harderwijk Today, we – totally unexpectedly – ran into this very interesting art gallery called ”Mocca” when we took a wrong turn in Harderwijk. From a distance it looked...
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For those who read my blog regularly, the name H.A. Reus may sound familiar. I have written about Reus more than once, because he is responsible for a lot of the Art Nouveau objects in my hometown...
View ArticleAlphonse Mucha (1860 – 1939)
When studying everything there is to know about Art Nouveau, it is simply impossible to ignore Alphonse Mucha. To me, before I learned anything about Art Nouveau, Mucha’s work in fact embodied Art...
View ArticleDocumentary about Alphonse Mucha (2004)
For those of you who still haven’t had enough of Alphonse Mucha: I have discovered a series of video’s on YouTube about his life. The series is called “Alphonse Mucha, Art Nouveau Visionary” and was...
View ArticlePrinsenstraat 67, Dordrecht
At Prinsenstraat 67, a narrow and busy street in Dordrecht, I found this interesting listed monument RM522326. According to the description of the monument, the object was built in 1900; No architect...
View ArticleVinkovci, Croatia
During the last school holiday my daughter and I traveled to the most eastern part of Croatia, Slavonia. I was determined to find Art Nouveau architecture during our trip, and started my preparations...
View ArticleCornelis de Wittstraat 28, Dordrecht
On 27 August 2012 I wrote about my excitement over the upcoming Open Monument Days event. One of the buildings I really wanted to visit was the Remonstrant Church (Remonstrantse Kerk) at Cornelis de...
View ArticleArt Nouveau Books
Just a little while ago I found this bookstore on the inernet that has some really interesting books on Art Nouveau. The book I was looking for is called “The Origins of L’Art Nouveau: The Bing...
View ArticleOsijek, Croatia
About a month ago, when I was writing about Art Nouveau in Vinkovci, I have made a promise to share some more Croatian Art Nouveau architecture with you. And really, I was saving the best for last! I...
View ArticleRiga Art Nouveau Videos
Found these nice videos for you today on Art Nouveau in Riga. Riga is definately on my bucket list! Luckily, Riga is still affordable with wizzair.com Tagged: Architecture, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil,...
View ArticleBerchem, Antwerp
Yesterday, we really wanted to indulge ourselves in Art Nouveau architecture on our day off. We had plans to go to Antwerp, and just to make sure we would end up in the right part of Antwerp we Googled...
View ArticleFind of the year!
On the last day of this year, I want to share just one more post: Our Find of the Year 2012! Oranjelaan around 1920 We have been searching for over one year, and now we have finally found our new...
View ArticleDordrecht Monumenteel
For those people who would like to read my stories in Dutch, I have good news. The Illustre Dordracum Foundation has asked me to translate my stories about Art Nouveau in Dordrecht and has given me my...
View ArticleWhy there is so little Art Nouveau in The Netherlands
Since I started my ’Journey into getting to know Art Nouveau’, I have often wondered why there is so little Art Nouveau architecture in the Netherlands, and why the existing objects are so different...
View ArticlePost Office, Osijek
Post Office (Ivan Lay, 1912) In my earlier post about my trip to Osijek I promised to show you more detailed pictures of the Art Nouveau buildings in Osijek, Croatia, one building at a time. Well, here...
View ArticleHallincqhof, Dordrecht
Hallincqhof, Dordrecht It has taken me a while to write this post, as I couldn’t find anything interesting to tell you about this building. The building itself isn’t very spectacular, no famous...
View ArticleSchiedamsesingel 161-165, Rotterdam
If it weren’t for the car-navigation system, we would never have come across the Art Nouveau gems that we discovered today. What a feast for the eye are these tree houses at Schiedamsesingel 161-165....
View ArticlePlateelbakkerij Holland, Utrecht (1894-1918)
On my ‘Journey into getting to know Art Nouveau’ I come across many different kinds of decorations. I have mentioned the Sgraffito before, and this time I would like to dig a little bit deeper into the...
View ArticleCogels-Osylei 50, Berchem, Antwerp
Cogels-Osylei 50, Berchem, Antwerp – Sunflower House In December, I wrote about my visit to the Zurenborg district of Berchem, one of the suburbs of Antwerp. Zurenborg is a small district where...
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