Nearly forgotten but glorious art, envisionings and historical oddments from the back corners of the internet
Romantic up your front hall with pictures from the 1910 work “Modern Decorative Art”. Edited and printed in Milan, Italy it appears to have been imported and then published in the United States in New York City by Paul Wenzel who was a publisher and importer of architectural and art industrial books.
Soffito: della sala laurenti nel ristorante Storione in Padova. Cesar Laurenti, artist. 1910. Image 7 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n6/mode/1upDecorative medals. Milan (left) and Ravenna (right). Mario Stroppa, artist. 1910. Image 11 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n10/mode/1upCeiling and design for window. G. Beltrami, artist. 1910. Image 17 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n16/mode/1upFregi Decorativi. Ugo Palchetti, artist. 1910. Image 21 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n20/mode/1upMelagrane. Roberto Franzone, artist. 1910. Image 27 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n26/mode/1upAllegoria del Lavoro. Mario Stroppa, artist. 1910. Image 34 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n34/mode/1upDecorazioni per Sala da Pranzo. Giovanni Buffa, artist. 1910. Image 36 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n36/mode/1upEsposizione internationale d’art Venezia 1907: Sala del Sogno, Galileo Chini, artist. Published in 1910. Plate VII. Image 46 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n46/mode/1upOrologi Smaltati di A. Calderoni. Composizione di A. Mazzucottelli. Published in 1910. Image 50 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n50/mode/1upDecorative Panels. G. B. Grandi, artist. 1910. Image 52 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n52/mode/1upDecorative Panels. G. B. Grandi, artist. 1910. Image 56 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n56/mode/1up . Astucci per sigarette di A. Calderoni, Composizioni di Alessandro Mazzucottelli. Image 74 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n74/mode/1upFigure Decorative. Fausto Codenotti, artist. Image 77 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n76/mode/1upDecorazioni per Ditte Insegne. Fausto Codenotti, artist. Image 91 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n90/mode/1upEgyptian Wall Decoration. Image 99 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n99/mode/1upArtistic Stained Glass. Giovanni Buffa, artist. Image 104 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n104/mode/1upDecorazioni Murali. Edgardo Perindani, artist. Image 112 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n112/mode/1upMotivo di Decorazione a Stampo. G. Zuccaro, artist. Image 114 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n114/mode/1upMaioliche. G. Casanova, artist. Image 120 of Modern Decorative Art. Preiss and Bestetti, Milan, editors. Paul Wenzel, importer and publisher. Alfieri and Lacroix, Milan, fine art printers. Collections of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Brigham Young University, digitalizing sponsor. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/moderndecorative01newy/page/n120/mode/1up
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