Description

Henry Van De Velde Art Nouveau High Board in wood with authenticity label visible on the front right flank of the storage unit. Comes with the key to the 3 compartments and two glass shelves that can be used to display objects and curiosities. Created in the early 1900s.

Henry Clemens van de Velde was a Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, he is considered one of the founders of Art Nouveau in Belgium. He worked in Paris with Samuel Bing, the founder of the first gallery of Art Nouveau in Paris. Van de Velde spent the most important part of his career in Germany and became a major figure in the German Jugendstil. He had a decisive influence on German architecture and design at the beginning of the 20th century.