Art Nouveau in Poland

It was Beardley’s curvy lines, and organic structure of the painting's flower, that allowed this piece to be a statement for the Art Nouveau style.

Stanisław Wyspiański was the chief Art Nouveau artist in Poland; his paintings, theatrical designs, stained glass windows and building interiors are widely admired and celebrated in the National Museum in Kraków.

Main centers of Art Nouveau buildings in Poland are Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań and Bydgoszcz.

Warsaw was once a thriving centre of Art Nouveau architecture, however, only a few individual buildings survive; the city was razed during World War II.

Notable Polish Art Nouveau architects include Franciszek Mączyński, Tadeusz Stryjeński, Ludwik Wojtyczko, Sławomir Odrzywolski, Beniamin Torbe, Romuald Miller, Wiktor Miarczyński.

This partitioned place of Poland was not only home to Polish people but to many diverse groups as well; this includes Ukrainians, Lithuanians, and Jews.

[4] Young Poland, however, was also inclusive of other artistic styles and encompassed a broader approach to art, literature, and lifestyle.

[5] Art Nouveau is based upon nature; plants, animals, florals, and landscapes being shown and explored all across the world.