After the 1897 Munich Glass Palace exhibition, when Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) was "born" in Germany, the Stuttgart publisher Julius Hoffmann Jr. had the brilliant idea of collating the most interesting illustrations from the leading international specialist journals and publishing them in a book entitled Der Moderne Stil. The journals included Art et Decoration, l'Art decoratif moderne, Revue des Arts Decoratifs, La Lorraine artiste, Magazine of Art, Art Journal, The Artist, The Studio, The House, De Woning, Tidskrift for Kunstindustri and Magyar Imparmüvészet. He also included reproductions of objects exhibited at the Paris Salons, by La Maison Moderne and Art Nouveau Bing galleries and by artists and makers.
The first volume of Der Moderne Stil (the modern style) was published in 1899 and continued for 84 editions until 1905 with several thousand illustrations. As a result, an invaluable source of material on Jugendstil objects (with the names of their designers and makers), most of them unknown to this day, was created. All of these issues are included in this single book, divided into sections on metal, ceramics, glass, furniture and jewelry.
With over 2,500 objects reproduced, this reprint contains a wealth of source material. Authentic, and for the most part previously unknown, illustrations from the heyday of European Jugendstil/Art Nouveau, with all designer and maker names. It is an indispensable reference for art historians, dealers, auctioneers and collectors alike.
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