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Dress panel by Hector Guimard

Dress panel

Hector Guimard · 1900

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DETAILS
Artist
Hector Guimard
Date
1900
Medium
Silk and paint on silk
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
27 × 18 in. (68.6 × 45.7 cm)
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Hector Guimard, 1949
ART MOVEMENTS
Jugendstil
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THE ARTIST

Hector Guimard

1867–1942 · France

Designed the iconic curving entrances to the Paris Métro that defined Art Nouveau for millions of commuters.

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