H. Guimard Paris Metro sheld cast iron

HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942)
Painted Cast Iron Shield from the Paris Metro, circa 1900.
Designed by Hector Guimard.
(141 Metropolitain stations were built by Hector Guimard. Only 86 are still in place. All others have been destroyed)
29¼ in. (74.2 cm) high, 24½ in. (62.1 cm.) wide (2)

Hector Guimard (Lyon, March 10, 1867 – New York, May 20, 1942) was an architect, who is now the best-known representative of the French Art Nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Guimard's critical reputation has risen since the 1960s, as many art historians have praised his architectural and decorative work, the best of it done during a relatively brief fifteen years of prolific creative activity.
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