The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art

June 13 – October 4, 2026

The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art brings together approximately 120 of the finest Art Nouveau treasures from the rich holdings of the Chrysler Museum of Art, drawing primarily from the collection of Walter P. and Jean Chrysler.

The Triumph of Nature celebrates the florid, languorous curves, natural motifs, and refined elegance of Art Nouveau furniture, glass, and other works that have entranced generations of collectors and museumgoers since the apex of this brief but intense movement around the turn of the twentieth century.

Laurel

Alphonse Mucha
1901
Color lithograph
25 ½ × 19 ⅜ in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard
© Alphonse Mucha

Waterlily Vase

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1900
Blown and cameo glass
6 1/4 × 7 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard
© Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory

Bust of a Woman

Duxer Porzellanmanufaktur
ca. 1900
Porcelain
20 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 10 in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard
© Duxer Porzellanmanufaktur

Flower Form Clock

Unknown
ca. 1900
Gilt bronze and wood
13 × 6 3/4 × 6 in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard

Console Dessert

Louis Majorelle
ca. 1900
Mixed woods, ormolu, and mother-of-pearl
75 1/4 × 61 3/4 × 23 1/2 in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard
© Louis Majorelle Buffet

Ivy

Alphonse Mucha
1901
Color lithograph
25 ½ × 19 ⅜ in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard
© Alphonse Mucha

Vase in Amphora Line Grès-Bijou

Reissner, Stellmacher & Kassel
ca. 1890
Porcelain
9 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard
© Riessner, Stellmacher, & Kessel

Eighteen-Light Pond Lily Lamp

Tiffany Studios
ca.1900
Blown glass and bronze
20 1/4 × 18 × 8 in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard
© Tiffany Studios

Buffet

Louis Majorelle
ca. 1900
Fruitwood and marble
65 × 67 × 221/4 in.
Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Image courtesy of the Chrysler Museum of Art
Photograph by Edward Pollard
© Louis Majorelle Buffet

Lead Sponsor

The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art is organized by the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.