Woman in red dress in ballroom art illustration 1898

Source: Jugend Band 1 1898

Jugend (German for ‘Youth’) (18961940) was an influential German arts magazine. Founded in Munich by Georg Hirth who edited it until his death in 1916, the weekly was originally intended to showcase German Arts and Crafts, but became famous for showcasing the German version of Art Nouveau instead.

Drawing: F. Laskowsky ( Strassburg ) “Rouge et noir”

Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts, known in different languages by different names: Jugendstil in German, Stile Liberty in Italian, Modernisme catal in Catalan, etc. In English, it is also known as the Modern Style. The style was most popular between 1890 and 1910 during the Belle poque period that ended with the start of World War I in 1914.

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