Hector Guimard Patinated Cast Iron and Copper Fireplace Surround
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Dating from 1905, this exquisite patinated cast iron and copper fireplace was featured in the dining rooms of the renowned Rue Moderne apartment buildings, one of Guimard's notable commissions. Following his marriage to Adeline Oppenheim in 1909, a member of a prosperous Jewish American banking family, Guimard established a real estate company to fund his architectural ventures. Known as Societe Generale de Constructions Modernes, the company financed multiple construction projects in the 16th arrondissement, including eleven buildings on Rue Moderne. This particular cast iron fireplace served as the master model, boasting immaculate lines and superior casting quality.
Item #: F-21478
Artist: Hector Guimard
Country: France
Circa: 1915
Dimensions: 39.375" height, 48.75" width, 13.125" depth
Materials: Patinated Cast Iron, Copper
Exhibition History: The Musée du Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris has another example of this model in its permanent collection (inv. no. PPO3673). A related example is depicted in a postcard of Guimard in his workroom at Castel Béranger on display at the Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York (inv. no. 1958-84-1) from November 18, 2022 to May 21, 2023 for their exhibition Hector Guimard: How Paris Got Its Curves.
Literature: 'Fontes Artistiques pour Constructions, Fumisterie, Jardin et Sculpture - Style Moderne', Album des Fonderies de Saint-Dizier, sales catalogue, Saint-Dizier, 1905, p.62 Guimard, exh. cat, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 13 April-26 July 1992, p. 302 La Construction Moderne, Hector Guimard, Les immeubles de la rue Agar et l’Art Moderne, 16 février 1915, pp.235-237.
Item #: F-21478
Artist: Hector Guimard
Country: France
Circa: 1915
Dimensions: 39.375" height, 48.75" width, 13.125" depth
Materials: Patinated Cast Iron, Copper
Exhibition History: The Musée du Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-arts de la Ville de Paris has another example of this model in its permanent collection (inv. no. PPO3673). A related example is depicted in a postcard of Guimard in his workroom at Castel Béranger on display at the Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York (inv. no. 1958-84-1) from November 18, 2022 to May 21, 2023 for their exhibition Hector Guimard: How Paris Got Its Curves.
Literature: 'Fontes Artistiques pour Constructions, Fumisterie, Jardin et Sculpture - Style Moderne', Album des Fonderies de Saint-Dizier, sales catalogue, Saint-Dizier, 1905, p.62 Guimard, exh. cat, Musée d'Orsay, Paris, 13 April-26 July 1992, p. 302 La Construction Moderne, Hector Guimard, Les immeubles de la rue Agar et l’Art Moderne, 16 février 1915, pp.235-237.
Hector Guimard is a French Architect best known for his 1899 winning design of the best building facade in Paris for the apartments called the Castel Béranger. His signature Art Nouveau design style is most widely recognized when gazing upon the Paris Metro entryways. Guimard Metro’s are iconic, synonymous with Paris, and referred to generally as the Iron Flowers
Hector Guimard is a French Architect best known for his 1899 winning design of the best building facade in Paris for the apartments called the Castel Béranger. His signature Art Nouveau design style is most widely recognized when gazing upon the Paris Metro entryways. Guimard Metro’s are iconic, synonymous with Paris, and referred to generally as the Iron Flowers
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