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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

November 9, 1996–January 19, 1997

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

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

The Pleiades, circa 1885–1887

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

untitled (bust of a female figure), circa 1900

Iris, Pierre Roche (1855–1922) — Pierre Roche (1855–1922)

Iris, late 1800s–early 1900s

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

Frontispiece for "The Chap-Book", 1895

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

Projet de programme pour Carmosine de Musset, 1895

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

Leger relief pour une reliure (Light relief for a binding..), 1895

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

poster for 8th Sokol Festival, 1925

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

The Burning of Rome, 1907

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

Waldflechte (Forest Lichens), 1906

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

Petit air, sonnet, 1895

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

Ete [Summer], or Deux baigneuses nues sous un arbre au bord..[Two Nude Bathers under a Tree on Riverbank..], 1895

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

Une Geste d'Offrande, Une Geste de Rescpect, 1900

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

Sarah Bernhardt, 1897

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

Notre Dame des Horlogers, 1903–1905

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

Notre Dame des Jardiners, 1903–1905

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

The Peacock Skirt, plate V, circa 1907

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

The Dancers Reward, plate XIV, circa 1907

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

The Climax, circa 1907

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

Study for Medusa [Studie zur Medusa], 1892

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

frontispiece for "When Hearts are Trumps", 1894

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

Jeune Femme à l’Eventail (Young Woman with a Fan), 1895

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

Evocation de Kundry, 1897

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

De Zaaier (The Sower), 1895

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

Paula Brébion, 1893

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

Tropon - Eiweiss Nahrung (Tropon, Nourishment from Eggwhite), 1896

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

Whirlwind, 1906

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

bust of a woman, circa 1900–1910

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

Nude with Poppies, late 1800s

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

bust of a woman, late 1800s–early 1900s

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

bust of a woman, late 1800s–early 1900s

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

baluster from the Carson, Pirie, Scott building, Chicago, 1899–1904

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

Soul of the Sunflower, 1882

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

An Easter Offering, 1896

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

Salamander vase, 1905–1910

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

tulip vase, 1900

coffee pot with lid, Botticelli (Standing Heart pattern), Hans Günther Reinstein; Philipp Rosenthal Porcelain Factory and Company AG (founded 1879); Mathildenhöhe Artists Colony (founded 1899) — 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), circa 1903

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

butter knife, circa 1900

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

"Whiting Lily" sauce ladle, 1902

Mother and Child; Genitrix, Emanuel Villanis — Emanuel Villanis

Mother and Child; Genitrix, circa 1900

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

Ste. Chapelle, 1933

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

La femme a l'aiguiere (The woman with an ewer), 1895

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

Tapisserie (Tapestry), 1895

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

Le Passage D'un Âme (The Passage of a Soul), late 1800s–early 1900s