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Hector Guimard, designer

Stained Glass Window, 1896-97

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Description

Maker

  • Hector Guimard, 1867-1942, French, designer

Title

Stained Glass Window

Year

1896-97

Medium

Glass with lead

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • stained glass,
  • lead

Dimensions

67.6 x 51.1 cm (26 5/8 x 20 1/8 inches) (each panel; six total)

Type

  • Glass

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Harold Brown, by exchange

Object Number

73.016

Projects & Publications

Publications

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Bullentin of Rhode Island School of Design, Museum Notes

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Glass from the Museum's Collection

January 17, 1973 - March 10, 1974

Modern and Contemporary Galleries

This window's asymmetrical "whiplash" curves exhibit the Art Nouveau aesthetic, enhanced by artist Hector Guimard's characteristically elegent touch. He designed this piece for the renovation of a country house south of Paris, creating a scheme that united all elements, from the façade to the fabrics, furniture to lighting.

Centered in turn-of-the-century Paris, artists working in the Art Nouveau style proposed a spirited, modern aesthetic derived from nature--a break from the reigning classical influence of the Parisian École des Beaux-Arts. The window's sinuous flamboyance is also found in what is perhaps Guimard's most famous design, the entrances for the Paris Metro, created at nearly the same time.

Paula and Leonard Granoff Galleries

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