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Symbolism & Art Nouveau

Symbolist and Art Nouveau artists painted dreams, myths and moods, and swirled flowing lines through posters, jewelry and buildings. Look for gold, mysterious faces and curving, plant-like shapes.

66 paintings

The Kiss The KissGustav Klimt · 1907 Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer IGustav Klimt · 1907 The Lady of Shalott The Lady of ShalottJohn William Waterhouse · 1888 Echo and Narcissus Echo and NarcissusJohn William Waterhouse · 1903 Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses Circe Offering the Cup to UlyssesJohn William Waterhouse · 1891 The Beguiling of Merlin The Beguiling of MerlinEdward Burne-Jones · 1872 The Demon Seated The Demon SeatedMikhail Vrubel · 1890 Vampire VampireEdvard Munch · 1893 Portrait of Wally Portrait of WallyEgon Schiele · 1912 Woman With a Fan Woman With a FanGustav Klimt · 1917 The Maiden The MaidenGustav Klimt · 1913 Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle Self-Portrait with Death Playing the FiddleArnold Böcklin · 1872 Death and Life Death and LifeGustav Klimt · 1910 Saint Eulalia Saint EulaliaJohn William Waterhouse · 1885 Circe Invidiosa Circe InvidiosaJohn William Waterhouse · 1892 Oedipus and the Sphinx Oedipus and the SphinxGustave Moreau · 1864 The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius The Favourites of the Emperor HonoriusJohn William Waterhouse · 1883 Heroes HeroesViktor Vasnetsov · 1890 The Kiss The KissEdvard Munch · 1897 Adele Bloch-Bauer II Adele Bloch-Bauer IIGustav Klimt · 1912 Anxiety AnxietyEdvard Munch · 1894 Jealousy JealousyEdvard Munch · 1895 The Garden of Death The Garden of DeathHugo Simberg · 1896 Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer Portrait of Elisabeth LedererGustav Klimt · 1914 Portrait of a Lady Portrait of a LadyGustav Klimt · 1916 Sleep and his Half-brother Death Sleep and his Half-brother DeathJohn William Waterhouse · 1874 King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid King Cophetua and the Beggar MaidEdward Burne-Jones · 1884 Inger on the Beach Inger on the BeachEdvard Munch · 1889 Ulysses and the Sirens Ulysses and the SirensJohn William Waterhouse · 1891 The Swan Princess The Swan PrincessMikhail Vrubel · 1900 Boreas BoreasJohn William Waterhouse · 1903 Jason and Medea Jason and MedeaJohn William Waterhouse · 1907 The Magic Circle The Magic CircleJohn William Waterhouse · 1886 Starry Night Starry NightEdvard Munch · 1893 Pandora PandoraJohn William Waterhouse · 1896 The Sorceress The SorceressJohn William Waterhouse · 1911 The Golden Stairs The Golden StairsEdward Burne-Jones · 1876 Consulting the Oracle Consulting the OracleJohn William Waterhouse · 1884 Evening on Karl Johan Evening on Karl JohanEdvard Munch · 1892 The Crystal Ball The Crystal BallJohn William Waterhouse · 1902 Knight at the Crossroads Knight at the CrossroadsViktor Vasnetsov · 1882 Pasteur's portrait by Edelfelt Pasteur's portrait by EdelfeltAlbert Edelfelt · 1885 Lemminkäinen's Mother Lemminkäinen's MotherAkseli Gallen-Kallela · 1897 The Tree of Life The Tree of LifeGustav Klimt · 1909 The Merciful Knight The Merciful KnightEdward Burne-Jones · 1863 The Mother of God with the child (Vrubel) The Mother of God with the child (Vrubel)Mikhail Vrubel · 1885 The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris The Luxembourg Gardens, ParisAlbert Edelfelt · 1887 Night in Saint-Cloud Night in Saint-CloudEdvard Munch · 1890 Gismonda GismondaAlphonse Mucha · 1894 The Cyclops The CyclopsOdilon Redon · 1914 Queen Blanche Queen BlancheAlbert Edelfelt · 1877 Burnt Village Burnt VillageAlbert Edelfelt · 1879 Self-Portrait with Cigarette Self-Portrait with CigaretteEdvard Munch · 1895 The Defense of the Sampo The Defense of the SampoAkseli Gallen-Kallela · 1896 Jeanne Kéfer Jeanne KéferFernand Khnopff · 1885 Kiss by the Window Kiss by the WindowEdvard Munch · 1892 Separation SeparationEdvard Munch · 1896 Kullervo Cursing Kullervo CursingAkseli Gallen-Kallela · 1899 I lock my door upon myself I lock my door upon myselfFernand Khnopff · 1891 Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich NietzscheEdvard Munch · 1906 Love at the Fountain of Life Love at the Fountain of LifeGiovanni Segantini · 1896 Dinner DinnerLéon Bakst · 1902 Autumn (Vase) Autumn (Vase)Léon Bakst · 1906 Portrait of inaida Gippius Portrait of inaida GippiusLéon Bakst · 1906 Hope HopePierre Puvis de Chavannes · 1872 Guests from Overseas Guests from OverseasNicholas Roerich · 1901

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