An international style at the turn of the century present in fine arts, industrial design and architecture. Its name varied from country to country (Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Style 1900, etc.). It is characteristic of plainness, decorative composition, flexible contours and stylised floral ornaments. The role of local folk-art traditions is significant mainly in Central and Eastern European countries (e.g. Russia).
Its major representatives include Henry de Toulouse-Lautrec, Edward Munch, Gustav Klimt, Alfons Mucha and Hungarian artists such as József Rippl-Rónai (Woman with Cage, 1892), János Vaszary (Golden Age, 1898), Lajos Gulácsy (Pilgrims Returning, 1907) and the Gödöllő art school (Sándor Nagy: Júlia, a Beautiful Girl, 1913).
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