#early 20th century

[ltwilliammowett]

Captain H. E. Anderson posing behind the first cannon (gun) to be salvaged from the wreck of the 64-gun Third Rate HMS Anson (1781). The cannon is lying in the hold on board the salvage vessel Greencastle (1884) with the chain wrapped around the barrel. Photo by Gibson & Sons of Scilly, 14 April 1903

[eirene]

The Spanish Dude, circa 1905 William Merritt Chase

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Wilhelm Kotarbiński (1848-1921) "Evening Silence" (c. 1900)

[classictell]

Lamia,  Herbert James Draper

[escapismsworld]

NYC's Grand Central Terminal, 1929 - before the sun's beams were blocked by surrounding skyscrapers.

These iconic images were taken by photographer Hal Morey.

Bonus Color Photo

[lionfloss]

Antique Chinese Porcelain Vases and Jars

[whisperingsandwisps]

Julio Romero de Torres

[songesoleil]

Peacock Mirror

Tiffany Studios

.c. 1905

Source : Sotheby’s

[steampunktendencies]

House of Worth, tea gown, circa 1897; from the collection of the Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.

[lepetitdragonvert]

Schneewittchen / Snow White

Artist : E. Schütz

[theabominableseamstress]

Evening dress. c. 1900. Kyoto Costume Institute.

I am so absolutely in love with this dress, I don't even know where to start. The colour, the embroidery, the sleeves, everything

[ltwilliammowett]

 A gilt bronze and glass chandelier in ship form, late 19th or early 20th century

[eirene]

Syreny, 1900

Wilhelm Kotarbiński

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) "The Cathedral" (1908) Stone Located in the Musée Rodin, Paris, France

[classictell]

The Lovers,  Akseli Gallen-Kallela

[escapismsworld]

The best kept Art Nouveau theater in the United States is this one: The New Amsterdam Theatre in NYC built 1902-1903. It was designed by the architecture firm Hertz and Tallant. It is the oldest operating.