I am nintertested to know what part of France Arthur Brounot came from. The Hanover Theatre was decorated Brounot, and the structure was desinged by William Lee. Some have described the theatre as sort of Mediteranean. I believe it is a constrained version of Belgian or Northern French art nouveau.The rounded arches on the front facade would fit into an urban Brussels street landscape off of the Avenue Louise in Brussels Ixelles District. Did Brounot visit russels or Nancy before he came to America.Was he aware of the “new architecture” that emerged in Brussels during the 1890’s. The murals that Brounot executed in NYC remind me of murals in Prague. Alphonse Mucha spent most of his time in Paris. A few art nouveau era architects came to NYC at the turn of the century. Veinna Secessionist,Joseph Urban is perhaps the most famous. Was Brounot in contact with or at least influenced by of Joesph Urban, perhaps Alphonse Mucha? If there were connections such as this, the importance of the Hanvoer Theatre to art nouveau, understated as it is, in America should not be understated.
I am nintertested to know what part of France Arthur Brounot came from. The Hanover Theatre was decorated Brounot, and the structure was desinged by William Lee. Some have described the theatre as sort of Mediteranean. I believe it is a constrained version of Belgian or Northern French art nouveau.The rounded arches on the front facade would fit into an urban Brussels street landscape off of the Avenue Louise in Brussels Ixelles District. Did Brounot visit russels or Nancy before he came to America.Was he aware of the “new architecture” that emerged in Brussels during the 1890’s. The murals that Brounot executed in NYC remind me of murals in Prague. Alphonse Mucha spent most of his time in Paris. A few art nouveau era architects came to NYC at the turn of the century. Veinna Secessionist,Joseph Urban is perhaps the most famous. Was Brounot in contact with or at least influenced by of Joesph Urban, perhaps Alphonse Mucha? If there were connections such as this, the importance of the Hanvoer Theatre to art nouveau, understated as it is, in America should not be understated.