Art Nouveau in Mexico

The popularity of Art Nouveau stretched far beyond Europe.  In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the trends and fashions of France were emulated in Mexico.  The second exhibit at the Kaluz Museum focusses on the influence of Art Nouveau among Mexican artists.  Here are some examples...

Adolfo Best Maugard (1891 - 1964) was a painter, film director and promoter of Mexican culture.

"Cabaret Dancer", undated

"Fantastic Bird", 1923

"Peacocks", 1921

Saturnino Herrán (1887 - 1918) was a painter whose works were influenced by "modernismo", as Art Nouveau was called in Mexico.

"Allegory of the Centennial of Independence" - a cover for the magazine "Arte y Letras", 1910

 "The Peasants", 1914

"Woman with Earrings", undated

Julio Ruelas (1870 - 1907) was a painter and illustrator who was a member of the "symbolist" movement, which was contemporary with related to Art Nouveau.

"Arduous Task", 1902

illustration for a poem

"The Poet and the Muse", 1902

"The Dream of Athos", 1905

Roberto Montenegro (1885 - 1968) was a painter and illustrator whose work includes a wide range of styles including Art Nouveau and Art Deco.

"Consecrated Wine". 1911

"Portrait of Marquise Luisa Casati", 1914

Drawing from his folder of "Twenty Designs:, 1910