Art Nouveau was largely graphic, and leant itself to poster design. Toulouse-Lautrec's posters are very closely related and highly influential to Art Nouveau.
Aubrey Beardsley was highly influential Art Nouveau artist. His work was immensely elaborate and decorative. His work has greatly influenced posters and illustrations created around the time. Salome With the Head of John the Baptist (1893, India ink and watercolor) was an illustration of Oscar Wilde's poem Salome.
Another Highly influential artist in the Art Nouveau movement was Henry van de Velde. He was well known for abstract compositions in typical Art Nouveau style. Unlike Beardsley, van de Velde used color, and was well-versed in both the scientific theory of color and perception, and the more expressive/symbolic use of colors of Gauguin and other artists. This piece, Tropon, was an advertising poster.
Gustav Klimt was a famous Austrian painter in the Art Nouveau movement. He was noted as an extremely talented draftsman. He was greatly influenced by Byzantine mosaics. His paintings and mosaics are noted for the intense richness of detail and material. The image on the left is a detail from a mosaic mural from the dining room mural at the Palais Stoclet in Brussels. On the right, is a painting entitled Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I.
