象征主义对麦金托什早期绘画和设计作品的艺术风格及表现手段——题材、造型和色彩具有强烈影响。近年来,部分史学家却并不乐于回忆和承认与之相关的种种事实,究其原因大致有二:一是宣扬“为了艺术而艺术”的象征主义和唯美主义~[2],同全面服务于工业生产的“现代主义”~[3]立场相悖(前者被认为是颓废的、消极的,后者则是积极的),为维护麦金托什“早期现代主义奠基者”的地位,一些英国史学家须得小心地回避对其 Symbolism has a strong influence on the artistic style and means of expression of the early paintings and designs of Mackintosh, themes, shapes and colors. In recent years, some historians have not been willing to recall and acknowledge the facts related to them. There are two reasons for this: First, symbolism and aestheticism that promote “art for art”, [2] In contrast to the position of “modernism” [3] that serves the full range of industrial production (the former is considered decadent and negative while the latter proactive), in order to safeguard Mackintosh’s “founder of early modernism ”Position, some British historians have to be careful to avoid it