Opera cloak, ca. 1882, French, silk, fur, feathers, metal, The flowers of Art Nouveau are attenuated and languorous. The tulip

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Opera cloak, ca. 1882, French, silk, fur, feathers, metal, The flowers of Art Nouveau are attenuated and languorous. The tulip was a special favorite of the era, encouraging the stretched stems and torpid blossoms that nod downward in a melancholy heaviness. Thus, the flower resembles the Art Nouveau whiplash form that turns back on itself

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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