Hector Guimard was a French architect and designer prominent for his Art Nouveau style designs including Paris Métro entrances. He achieved early fame with his design for the Castel Béranger, 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 Métro.
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Works in Collection
24 works
Armchair
Hector Guimard
c. 1899-1900
Brooch
Hector Guimard
c. 1909
Desk
Hector Guimard
c. 1899
Door Handle
Hector Guimard
c. 1909-12
Door Handle
Hector Guimard
c. 1909-12
Door Handle
Hector Guimard
c. 1909-12
Door Handle
Hector Guimard
c. 1909-12
Double Picture Frame
Hector Guimard
c. 1909
Entrance Gate to Paris Subway (Métropolitain) Station, Pa...
Hector Guimard
c. 1900
Fence from the Castel Henriette, Sèvres, France
Hector Guimard
1899–1903
Hatpin
Hector Guimard
c. 1910
Le Castel Béranger (Poster for an Exposition at Salon du ...
Hector Guimard
1900
Letter Opener
Hector Guimard
c. 1907
Letter Seal
Hector Guimard
c. 1908
Parasol Handle
Hector Guimard
1909
Picture Frame
Hector Guimard
c. 1900-1904
Ring
Hector Guimard
c. 1907
Ring
Hector Guimard
c. 1909
Settee
Hector Guimard
1897
Side Table
Hector Guimard
1904–1907
Tray
Hector Guimard
1907
Umbrella Stand
Hector Guimard
c. 1904-07
Vase
Hector Guimard
c. 1898
Wallet Corner
Hector Guimard
c. 1910
Exhibitions
14 exhibitionsDec 07, 1936 – Jan 17, 1937
Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
179 artists · 1 curator
Jul 12, 1949 – Sep 05, 1949
Art Nouveau from the Museum Collection
7 artists
Jul 11, 1950 – Sep 05, 1950
Three Modern Styles
94 artists
Dec 17, 1958 – Feb 23, 1959
20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
257 artists · 2 curators
Jun 08, 1960 – Sep 06, 1960
Art Nouveau
118 artists · 3 curators
May 27, 1964
Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design
23 artists · 1 curator
Sep 27, 1967 – Jan 01, 1968
Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
100 artists · 1 curator
Jan 25, 1968 – Mar 10, 1968
Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 18791967
197 artists · 1 curator
Mar 10, 1970 – May 10, 1970
Hector Guimard
1 artist · 1 curator
Dec 01, 1970 – Jan 31, 1971
Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
101 artists · 2 curators
Feb 07, 1975 – Apr 29, 1975
Furniture from the Design Collection: Thonet, Guimard, Wright, and Rietveld
4 artists · 1 curator
Aug 04, 1979 – Sep 30, 1979
Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design
34 artists · 1 curator
Dec 22, 1980 – Mar 10, 1981
The Symbolist Aesthetic
47 artists · 1 curator
Jun 06, 1988 – Sep 06, 1988
The Modern Poster
141 artists · 1 curator