art nouveau

Gustav Klimt's paintings mirror the complex relationship of the artist to society women of turn-of-the-century Vienna. As femme fatale or femme fragile, they were his life companions, lovers, muses, or models.

A biography-art narrative, the story of Gustav Klimt's art focuses on his iridescent artworks that feature primarily his study of women in turn of the 20th century Vienna.

Czech artist, Alphonse Mucha, was a consummate decorative arts artist, in the style of art nouveau, at the turn of the twentieth century. During the height of his fame his style was expressed in everything from posters, book and magazine illustrations, stained glass windows, theatrical sets and costumes, to interior design and architectural conceptions.