The Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau

9th Feb 2010 - 23rd May 2010

This stunning new display of the Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau will tell the story of some of the key exponents of the Art Nouveau movement.

Vase Emile Gall�, c. 1920 Read more »	Armchair Louis Majorelle (attrib.), c. 1900 Read more »	Dragonfly Brooch 1890-1900 Read more »
Tudric clock Archibald Knox (attrib.), c 1905 Read more »	Seal handle Germany (?), c. 1900 Read more »	Grand Papillon brooch Philippe Wolfers, c. 1906 Read more »

The Collection, which was given to the University of East Anglia in 1978 by Sir Colin and Lady Anderson, is remarkably representative of the breadth of Art Nouveau design and is considered one of the most exquisite privately assembled collections in the country.

On display you will find jewellery, furniture, glasswork and metalwork featuring the fluid organic lines and whiplash curves that characterised European styles in the last years of the 19th and early years of the 20th century.

The exhibition includes pieces by the leading exponents of Art Nouveau. Amongst these are works by Emile Gall�, who developed innovative cameo glass techniques; Archibald Knox, who was a leading designer for Liberty & Co; and Ren� Lalique, who initiated a revolution in French jewellery design.

The Anderson Collection of Art Nouveau is exhibited every 3 years at the Sainsbury Centre.

The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, available from the Sainsbury Centre Gallery Shop. The catalogue was produced with the support of the University of East Anglia and of former students, through the UEA Society Fund.

Combined spring exhibition admission �4, concessions �2; family admission �8, concessions �6; school groups �1 per child. Free to Sainsbury Centre Friends, UEA and NUCA staff and students.