Hector Guimard
- Introduction
- Hector Guimard (10 March 1867 – 20 May 1942) was a French architect and designer, and a prominent figure of the Art Nouveau style. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Beranger, the first Art Nouveau apartment building in Paris, which was selected in an 1899 competition as one of the best new building facades in the city. He is best known for the glass and iron edicules or canopies, with ornamental Art Nouveau curves, which he designed to cover the entrances of the first stations of the Paris Metro.Between 1890 and 1930, Guimard designed and built some fifty buildings, in addition to one hundred and forty-one subway entrances for Paris Metro, as well as numerous pieces of furniture and other decorative works. However, in the 1910s Art Nouveau went out of fashion and by the 1960s most of his works had been demolished, and only two of his original Metro edicules were still in place. Guimard's critical reputation revived in the 1960s, in part due to subsequent acquisitions of his work by Museum of Modern Art, and art historians have noted the originality and importance of his architectural and decorative works.
- Wikidata
- Q316422
- Introduction
- French Art Nouveau architect and designer.
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Architect, Designer, Writer, Furniture Designer, Sculptor
- Names
- Hector Guimard, Hector-Germain Guimard
- Ulan
- 500009835
Exhibitions
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511: Ornament and Abstraction
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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If Everything Is Sculpture Why Make Sculpture? Artist’s Choice: Peter Fischli
Jun 12, 2018–May 10, 2019
MoMA
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Sculpture from the Collection 1960–1969
Jun 25, 2016–Jul 14, 2017
MoMA
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Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light
Mar 10–Jun 24, 2013
MoMA
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Artist’s Choice: Trisha Donnelly
Nov 9, 2012–Jul 28, 2013
MoMA
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Hector Guimard has
24 exhibitionsonline.
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Hector Guimard Settee 1897
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Hector Guimard Le Castel Béranger, Paris 1898
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Hector Guimard Armchair c. 1899-1900
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Hector Guimard Le Castel Béranger (Poster for an Exposition at Salon du Figaro, Paris) 1900
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Hector Guimard Vase c. 1898
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Hector Guimard Fence from the Castel Henriette, Sèvres, France 1899–1903
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Hector Guimard Desk c. 1899
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Hector Guimard Picture Frame c. 1900-1904
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Hector Guimard Picture Frame Unknown
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Hector Guimard Entrance Gate to Paris Subway (Métropolitain) Station, Paris, France c. 1900
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Hector Guimard Side Table 1904–1907
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Hector Guimard Umbrella Stand c. 1904-07
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Hector Guimard Tray 1907
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Hector Guimard Letter Opener c. 1907
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Hector Guimard Balcony Railing 1905–1907
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Hector Guimard Double Picture Frame c. 1909
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Hector Guimard Parasol Handle 1909
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Hector Guimard Door Handle c. 1909-12
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Hector Guimard Door Handle c. 1909-12
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Hector Guimard Door Handle c. 1909-12
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Hector Guimard Door Handle c. 1909-12
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Hector Guimard Fireplace and Surround c. 1907
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Hector Guimard Ring c. 1907
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Hector Guimard Pendant c. 1907-12
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Hector Guimard Lorgnette c. 1907-12
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Hector Guimard Letter Seal c. 1908
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Hector Guimard Brooch c. 1909
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Hector Guimard Ring c. 1909
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Hector Guimard Hatpin c. 1910
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Hector Guimard Wallet Corner c. 1910
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Hector Guimard Picture Frame c. 1912
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