August
1894-1896
Step into a lush, sun-drenched garden where August arrives in the form of a winged maiden. Eugène Grasset, a Swiss-born artist who became a pioneer of Art Nouveau in Paris, created this charming calendar illustration around 1896. Notice how the towering sunflowers seem to bow toward the figure, their heavy heads echoing the circular wreath that frames the month's name, 'Août.' The scene is a perfect example of the Art Nouveau love for nature, blending a fairy-tale atmosphere with stylized, organic forms that would define the aesthetic of the *fin de siècle*.
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