Note 393 — CHAPTER 17 THE SPREAD OF THE ART NOUVEAU: THE WORK OF C. R. MACKINTOSH AND ANTONI GAUDÍ
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While the mosaic of broken fragments of patterned ceramic on the benches at the Parc Güell suggests Cubist collages and even Dada compositions—notably the Merzbilder of Kurt Schwitters—the handling of the coloured glass on this façade is closer to the paintings of Jackson Pollock and other New York artists of the 1950s.