Art Deco crystallised in Paris during the 1920s and spread rapidly across architecture, fashion, graphic design, and the decorative arts. The style drew on geometric abstraction, machine-age optimism, and luxury craftsmanship in equal measure. Its visual language, sharp angles, stepped forms, sunburst motifs, and streamlined curves, appeared on everything…
Works of Art Deco are held in 26 museums worldwide, including Poster Section, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Musée National d'Art Moderne.
Key artists
Work by these painters is spread across the museums listed below.
🇧🇪 Belgium
1 museum
Also in BelgiumMuseum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (1)
🇫🇷 France
13 museums
Also in FranceMusée National d'Art Moderne (7)Musée d'Orsay (7)Nantes Museum of Arts (4)Musée départemental de l'Oise (4)Musée Carnavalet (4)musée des années trente (3)Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris (2)Musée de l'Armée (1)MuMa Museum of modern art André Malraux (1)Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (1)Grimaldi-Castle Museum (1)Musée d'art moderne (Saint-Étienne) (1)Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans (1)
🇳🇱 Netherlands
1 museum
Also in NetherlandsScheringa Museum of Realist Art (1)
🇵🇱 Poland
1 museum
Also in PolandNational Museum in Kraków (1)
🇷🇺 Russia
1 museum
Also in RussiaHermitage Museum (1)
🇪🇸 Spain
1 museum
Also in SpainPoster Section (24)
🇺🇸 United States
8 museums
Also in United StatesMetropolitan Museum of Art (9)New Britain Museum of American Art (3)Indianapolis Museum of Art (2)Museum of Modern Art (2)Brandywine Museum of Art (2)Vanderbilt Museum of Art (2)Smithsonian American Art Museum (1)Library of Congress (1)
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Where can I see Art Deco paintings?
Art Deco works are held in 26 museums worldwide, including Poster Section, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Musée National d'Art Moderne.How many museums have Art Deco artworks?
26 museums worldwide hold works by Art Deco artists.Which is the best museum for Art Deco?
Poster Section in Barcelona holds the largest Art Deco collection with 24 works.