Collecte Alastair Duncan Art Nouveau Excelente . A noted expert in his field, alastair duncan examines the rise and fall of a "new art" that was not only a style of architecture, furniture, glass, and other applied arts, but a social and cultural movement. Alastair duncan art nouveau the 'new art' first made itself felt around 1895, in architecture, furniture, glass, ceramics and the other applied arts, and fell into eclipse after world war … At the end of the nineteenth century, the movement began as a reaction by artists and designers. It took its early inspiration from the work of william morris, arthur mackmurdo, and walter crane, and fused these with an enthusiam for chinoiserie and japonisme. Art nouveau (world of art) by alastair duncan.