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Victor Horta

The Architect of Art Nouveau

David Dernie, Alastair Carew-Cox

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An expertly written and exquisitely photographed study of Victor Horta, the father of Art Nouveau architecture

Overview

Victor Horta (1861–1947) is well known as the creator of Art Nouveau architecture. Following the design of the Hôtel Tassel, Brussels, in 1893, Horta produced more than forty buildings during the following decade. This new book discusses the many influences on his designs, and his legacy. Detailed descriptions of nineteen projects, including Edicule Lambeaux, Hôtel Autrique, Hôtel Max Hallet and the Brugmann Hospital, are illustrated with Horta’s original drawings and specially commissioned photographs by award-winning architectural photographer Alastair Carew-Cox. It includes extensive photographs of Hôtel Solvay, one of Horta’s most important works. Access to photographers had been denied for many years, but was granted to the authors in 2016 in recognition of their significant contribution to the study of Horta.

Victor Horta: The Architect of Art Nouveau has been prepared in collaboration with the Horta Museum, Brussels, ensuring that it is both accurate and up to date. It will appeal to anyone interested in Art Nouveau, one of the great aesthetic movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and one that laid the foundations for the development of modernism in architecture and interior design.

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Book Details

Format: Hardback

Size: 29.5 x 24.0 cm

Extent: 240 pp

Publication date: 5 April 2018

ISBN: 9780500343234

About the Author

Alastair Carew-Cox is a photographer specializing in architecture and interiors. His work has been extensively published.