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Word: modernismo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...early metalwork: boxes and buckles, necklaces and rings, all made with perfect competence and a brisk sense of design, none of them markedly different from or technically better than the general run of high-quality craft metalwork that came out of Barcelona in the years of el modernismo, or art nouveau. After 1900, when González moved to Paris, he and his sisters made a living by selling such things in a boutique. What with his metal ornaments and their laces and embroideries, the González clan in Paris was closer to the fashion industry than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Misunderstood Master of Iron | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

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