Perfect for tracing and copying — or just enjoyed for its aesthetic beauty — this collection of imaginative initials wonderfully displays the organic, curvilinear style of Art Nouveau. Includes nearly a thousand letters, all designed with undulating lines, sensuous curves, writhing vines, and tendrils of leafy flora. A wealth of artistic inspiration!
Previously published: Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1989. 2nd edition. Updated with new forewords and postscript.
Six full-color postcards re-create popular works of the Impressionist Vincent van Gogh's Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear ; Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Girls at the Piano ; Alfred Sisley's The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne ; Claude Monet's Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge ; Mary Cassatt's Mother and Child Against a Green Background ; and Edgar Degas' Before the Rehearsal.