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The Art Nouveau period was from the early 1890s to World War I. It was a style that emerged in Europe and the United States, and was a reaction to the historicist style that was popular in the 19th century.
The term "Art Nouveau" was coined in Belgium and Paris. In Belgium, the periodical L'Art Moderne used the term to describe the work of Les Vingt, an artist group. In Paris, Siegfried Bing named his gallery "Maison de l'Art Nouveau" to celebrate new and innovative art.
 
The style was known by different names in different countries, including: Jugendstil in Germany, Sezessionstil in Austria, Stile Floreale or Stile Liberty in Italy, and Modernismo or Modernista in Spain.
 
Some critics say the style experienced a revival in the 1960s and again in the la