Home > Historic times > Art Nouveau in the Meuse
The end of the 19th century heralded the arrival of Art Nouveau, a vast artistic movement of renewal in the decorative arts and architecture, as well as in furniture, jewellery, literature...
Art Nouveau is distinguished by its original style: its artists returned to the observation of nature, getting their inspiration from insects and plants, as well as from Gothic buildings and Japanese prints.
Adrien Recouvrreur, a pharmacist from Commercy and director of the Caisse d'Epargne (savings bank), called upon Victor Prouvé to decorate the ceilings of the board room.
The artists of the Ecole de Nancy
Prouvé, Vallin, and Gutton were just a few of the great names of the Ecole de Nancy who went on to work in the Pays de Commercy.
Meuse Tourist Board - Official website
33 Rue des Grangettes - F-55000 BAR LE DUC - Tel: +33 3 29 45 78 40 - Fax: +33 3 29 45 78 45
Copyright 2011 CDT Meuse - Legal notices - Keys
www.meuse.fr