Hector Guimard
(1867–1942) fransk arkitekt
Hector Guimard (France, 1867–1942) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor and a designer. By year of birth, Hector Guimard belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Hector Guimard was born in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon and died in Manhattan. Hector Guimard trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, and Lycée Michelet, Vanves. The teachers included Eugène Train, Charles Genuys, and Gustave Raulin. Hector Guimard worked in Paris. Wikidata associates Hector Guimard with Art Nouveau. Hector Guimard was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour.
The best-known works include ‘Château d'Orgeval’, ‘Hôtel Guimard’, ‘Castel Béranger’, and ‘Paris Métro entrances by Hector Guimard’. The works belong mainly to the genre public art. The catalogue has one work by Hector Guimard with a free image. The dated work is from 1902. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden holds at least one work by Hector Guimard.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Henry de Groux, Robert Hermann Sterl, Helena Unierzyska, David Ossipovitch Widhopff, and Eva Watson-Schütze.