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ID: 300165482
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300165482

 

Record Type: concept
whiplash curves (motifs, design elements (attributes), Design Elements (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Long and sinuous S-curves, sometimes resembling plant tendrils, common in Art Nouveau designs.
 
Terms:
whiplash curves (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
whiplash curve (C,U,English,AD,U,U)
curves, whiplash (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
zweepslagmotieven (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
zweepslagmotief (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
líneas sinuosas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
línea sinuosa (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  D.DG

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Physical Attributes Facet
Physical Attributes Facet
Hierarchy of Design Elements (hierarchy name)
.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of design elements (attributes)
........ design elements (attributes) (G)
Hierarchy of motifs
............ motifs (G)
Hierarchy of whiplash curves
................ whiplash curves (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Lange, golvende S-curven die soms op de ranken van een plant lijken, veelvoorkomend in Art Nouveau-ontwerpen. 
Spanish ..... Curvas con forma de S, largas y sinuosas, algunas veces semejantes a tijeretas de plantas, común en diseños de Art Nouveau. 

Sources and Contributors:
curves, whiplash............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
línea sinuosa............  [CDBP-SNPC, VP]
..........................  Fleming y Honour, Diccionario de Artes Decorativas (1987)
líneas sinuosas............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
.............................  TAA database (2000-)
whiplash curve............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
whiplash curves............  [VP Preferred]
.............................  Lewis and Darley, Dictionary of Ornament (1986) illustration
.............................  Lucie-Smith, Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (1986)
zweepslagmotief............  [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.............................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
zweepslagmotieven............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
............  Naeve, Identifying American Furniture (1982) 53; whiplash curved lines
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Lucie-Smith, Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (1986)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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