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.

Aspirational decor from folios and magazines. 5 Minutes
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/1up
Decorative 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/1up
Ceiling 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/1up
Fregi 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/1up
Melagrane. 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/1up
Allegoria 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/1up
Decorazioni 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/1up
Esposizione 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/1up
Orologi 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/1up

Decorative 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/1up
Decorative 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/1up
Figure 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/1up
Decorazioni 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/1up
Egyptian 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/1up
Artistic 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/1up
Decorazioni 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/1up
Motivo 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/1up
Maioliche. 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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