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La Femme et la Fleur: Feminine and Floral Imagery of the Art Nouveau

La Femme et la Fleur: Feminine and Floral Imagery of the Art Nouveau

S. Alan Shields, curator

White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The exhibition looks at the use of flowers and women as both the basis of beautiful, sensuous works of art and as illustrations of turn-of-the-century attitudes on society, gender, and modernity.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Elihu Vedder (1836–1923), The Pleiades — The Pleiades

Elihu Vedder

circa 1885–1887

Gertrude Stanton Käsebier (1852–1934), untitled (bust of a female figure) — untitled (bust of a female figure)

Gertrude Stanton Käsebier

circa 1900

Pierre Roche (1855–1922), Iris — Iris

Pierre Roche

late 1800s–early 1900s

William Henry Bradley (1868–1962), Frontispiece for "The Chap-Book" — Frontispiece for "The Chap-Book"

William Henry Bradley

1895

Maurice Dumont (1869–1899), Projet de programme pour Carmosine de Musset — Projet de programme pour Carmosine de Musset

Maurice Dumont

1895

Maurice Dumont (1869–1899), Leger relief pour une reliure (Light relief for a binding..) — Leger relief pour une reliure (Light relief for a binding..)

Maurice Dumont

1895

Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939), poster for 8th Sokol Festival — poster for 8th Sokol Festival

Alphonse Mucha

1925

George Henry Seeley (1880–1955), The Burning of Rome — The Burning of Rome

George Henry Seeley

1907

Karl Kröner (1887–1972), Waldflechte (Forest Lichens) — Waldflechte (Forest Lichens)

Karl Kröner

1906

Maurice Denis (1870–1943), Petit air, sonnet — Petit air, sonnet

Maurice Denis

1895

Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), Ete [Summer], or Deux baigneuses nues sous un arbre au bord..[Two Nude Bathers under a Tree on Riverbank..] — Ete [Summer], or Deux baigneuses nues sous un arbre au bord..[Two Nude Bathers under a Tree on Riverbank..]

Aristide Maillol

1895

Fernand Khnopff (1858–1921), Une Geste d'Offrande, Une Geste de Rescpect — Une Geste d'Offrande, Une Geste de Rescpect

Fernand Khnopff

1900

William Nicholson (1872–1949), Sarah Bernhardt — Sarah Bernhardt

William Nicholson

1897

Max Elskamp (1862–1931), Notre Dame des Horlogers — Notre Dame des Horlogers

Max Elskamp

1903–1905

Max Elskamp (1862–1931), Notre Dame des Jardiners — Notre Dame des Jardiners

Max Elskamp

1903–1905

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872–1898), The Peacock Skirt, plate V — The Peacock Skirt, plate V

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

circa 1907

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872–1898), The Dancers Reward, plate XIV — The Dancers Reward, plate XIV

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

circa 1907

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872–1898), The Climax — The Climax

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

circa 1907

Fidus (1868–1948), Study for Medusa [Studie zur Medusa] — Study for Medusa [Studie zur Medusa]

Fidus

1892

William Henry Bradley (1868–1962), frontispiece for "When Hearts are Trumps" — frontispiece for "When Hearts are Trumps"

William Henry Bradley

1894

Paul Elie Ranson (1864–1909), Jeune Femme à l’Eventail (Young Woman with a Fan) — Jeune Femme à l’Eventail (Young Woman with a Fan)

Paul Elie Ranson

1895

Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904), Evocation de Kundry — Evocation de Kundry

Henri Fantin-Latour

1897

Jan Toorop (1858–1928), De Zaaier (The Sower) — De Zaaier (The Sower)

Jan Toorop

1895

André-Edouard Marty (1882–1974); Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901); L'Estampe Originale, Paula Brébion — Paula Brébion

André-Edouard Marty, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, L'Estampe Originale

1893

Henry van de Velde (1863–1957), Tropon - Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon, Nourishment from Eggwhite) — Tropon - Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon, Nourishment from Eggwhite)

Henry van de Velde

1896

Jonathan Scott Hartley (1845–1912), Whirlwind — Whirlwind

Jonathan Scott Hartley

1906

Henri Jacobs (1864–1935), bust of a woman — bust of a woman

Henri Jacobs

circa 1900–1910

Franz Rosse (1858–1900), Nude with Poppies — Nude with Poppies

Franz Rosse

late 1800s

Giuseppe Renda (1862–1939), bust of a woman — bust of a woman

Giuseppe Renda

late 1800s–early 1900s

Georges van der Straeten (1856–1928), bust of a woman — bust of a woman

Georges van der Straeten

late 1800s–early 1900s

George Grant Elmslie (1869–1952); Louis Henry Sullivan (1856–1924), baluster from the Carson, Pirie, Scott building, Chicago — baluster from the Carson, Pirie, Scott building, Chicago

George Grant Elmslie, Louis Henry Sullivan

1899–1904

Elihu Vedder (1836–1923); Chelsea Tile Works, Soul of the Sunflower — Soul of the Sunflower

Elihu Vedder, Chelsea Tile Works

1882

Charles Walter Stetson (1858–1911), An Easter Offering — An Easter Offering

Charles Walter Stetson

1896

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933), Salamander vase — Salamander vase

Louis Comfort Tiffany

1905–1910

Elizabeth Neave (Lingenfelter) Lincoln (1876–1957); Rookwood Pottery (active 1880–1967), tulip vase — tulip vase

Elizabeth Neave (Lingenfelter) Lincoln, Rookwood Pottery

1900

Hans Günther Reinstein; Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG (founded 1879); Mathildenhöhe Artists Colony (founded 1899), coffee pot with lid, Botticelli (Standing Heart pattern) — coffee pot with lid, Botticelli (Standing Heart pattern)

Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG, Hans Günther Reinstein, Mathildenhöhe Artists Colony

circa 1903

Paye and Baker Manufacturing Co. (active 1891–1920), butter knife — butter knife

Paye and Baker Manufacturing Co.

circa 1900

Whiting Silversmiths, "Whiting Lily" sauce ladle — "Whiting Lily" sauce ladle

Whiting Silversmiths

1902

Emanuel Villanis, Mother and Child; Genitrix — Mother and Child; Genitrix

Emanuel Villanis

circa 1900

Leon Pescheret (1892–1971), Ste. Chapelle — Ste. Chapelle

Leon Pescheret

1933

Maurice Denis (1870–1943), La femme a l'aiguiere (The woman with an ewer) — La femme a l'aiguiere (The woman with an ewer)

Maurice Denis

1895

Aristide Maillol (1861–1944), Tapisserie (Tapestry) — Tapisserie (Tapestry)

Aristide Maillol

1895

Odilon Redon (1840–1916), Le Passage D'un Âme (The Passage of a Soul) — Le Passage D'un Âme (The Passage of a Soul)

Odilon Redon

late 1800s–early 1900s