Rare Art Nouveau Majolica Vase, Hector Guimard, France, 1900s

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Rare Art Nouveau Majolica Vase, Hector Guimard, France, 1900s

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Rare Art Nouveau tall large size Majolica vase by the famous architect and designer Hector Guimard. A museum piece collection. Manufactured by Auguste de Bruyin, signed and numbered. France, 1900s. In gorgeous different shades of greens and some gold ornamentations with sensual curves and organic leaves lines. In a very good condition. Dimensions: Height 42 cm Diameter 20 cm About Hector Guimard: Born in Lyon in 1867, Hector Guimard was one of the most important French architects, interior designer and designer of Art Nouveau objects. Hector Guimard studied from 1882-1885 at the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and then in 1889 an der École des Beaux-Arts. He subsequently travelled through Belgium and England. In Brussels Guimard saw the buildings only recently designed by the Belgian designer Victor Horta, whose conception of art would exert a lasting influence on his own work. Hector Guimard's first project was to design the interior of the "Au Grand Neptune" restaurant in Paris. This was followed by several commissions for private Dwellings in Paris and environs. His most important work and masterpiece was the Paris dwelling Castel Béranger, 60 rue La Fontaine (1894-1897). His best-known works are likely to be the entrances to the Paris Métro, which was completed just in time for the 1900 World Exposition. This innercity marvel of technological progress is framed by ornamental, organic natural forms. By 1903 Hector Guimard had designed numerous Métro entrances in the Art Nouveau style, featuring wrought iron, bronze and glass, of which eighty-six have survived to the present day. Hector Guimard is regarded as the leading exponent of the Art Nouveau style, which is often called the "Style Guimard" in France. The creation of Castel Béranger is documented in Hector Guimard's portfolio "L'art dans l'Habitation Moderne" (1898) with designs and photographs of his works. Advocating the unity of architecture and spatial art more coherently and cogently than anyone else, Guimard conceived his buildings as total works of art. Hector Guimard's conception of design excluded no element of daily living. No detail was unimportant to him. Hector Guimard did not produce his first standardized furniture designs for mass production until 1920. However, with the rise of the Art déco style and the concomitant changes in formal intention, which Hector Guimard refused to follow, his designs went out of fashion. In 1938 Hector Guimard emigrated to New York, where he died in 1942.

Creator:
Gustave De Bruyn (Manufacturer)
Attributed to:
Hector Guimard (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)Diameter: 7.88 in (20 cm)
Style:
Art Nouveau (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Majolica,Glazed
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1900
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU254637151003