新艺术运动源自产业革命后的英伦三岛,盛在西欧的荷、比、法、德诸国;上承威廉·莫里斯发起的工艺美术运动,下启格罗佩斯的现代主义,是西洋近现代艺术史(绘画、雕塑、建筑和工业设计)中的一个重要阶段,遗产颇丰。然而,在目前已出版的许多著名艺术辞典和论著中,如美国的《麦克劳——希尔艺术百科全书》、英国的《费顿艺术辞典》和《西方艺术史》等书,都把它说成是一个很快消失的,曲线形的手工艺运动。事实上,单从艺术风格上来看,新艺术运动也有两种。一个是有组织的 The Art Nouveau originated from the British Isles after the industrial revolution and was held in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany in Western Europe. Under the auspices of William Morris, the art and craft movement started under the influence of Gropius’ modernism, Heritage is an important stage in modern art history (painting, sculpture, architecture and industrial design). However, in many well-known art dictionaries and works published at present, such as the “Encyclopedia of McLough-Hill Art” in the United States, the “Feyton Art Dictionary” and “Western Art History” in the United Kingdom, Described as a rapidly disappearing, curvilinear handicraft movement. In fact, there are two kinds of Art Nouveau in terms of artistic style alone. One is organized