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Art Deco was an elegant art movement of the 1920’s and 1930’s that influenced decorative art, fashion and architecture. The machine age sought to streamline objects and remove the flowery, extraneous elements from the work of the earlier Art Nouveau. Popular images included stylized people, svelte animals, tall buildings, sleek vehicles and exotic scenes.
Artists of the period include fashion designer Erte's Kiss of Fire, Tamara de Lempicka's Portrait de Madame Allen Botte, glass artist Rene Lalique and graphic designer Cassandre, known for vintage advertisements such as Normandie. The architecture inspired by buildings such as the Chrysler building in New York has become a signature design and construction of contemporary movie theater chains because of its familiarity and popularity. Decorative and functional objects from the period have become highly collectible. Contemporary artists adapted elements of the style and made it their own. The sophisticated subjects and precise and balanced compositions of Jack Vettriano’s paintings are reminiscent of the style (Singing Butler).
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