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Hector Guimard (1867-1942)
Wall Planter – Model GF, created in 1908
Cast iron with naturalistic motifs, Art Nouveau style
Produced by the Saint-Dizier Foundries
W. 103 cm – D. 28 cm
(Piece has been sandblasted)
This elegant wall planter, designed by Hector Guimard in 1908, perfectly illustrates the Art Nouveau movement's pursuit of harmony between nature and industrial design. Made of cast iron, it is distinguished by its fluid vegetal decoration, where stems and leaves curl into supple, organic arabesques, typical of the architect's ornamental vocabulary.
Produced by the Saint-Dizier Foundries, this piece belongs to the series of art castings that Guimard designed for architectural and decorative applications, seeking to democratize modernist aesthetics through mass production. The particularly refined execution of this model testifies to the exceptional expertise of the metalworking workshops of the period.
Bibliography:
– Alastair Duncan, Louis C. Tiffany, The Garden Museum Collection, Antique Collectors' Club, London, 2004, similar model reproduced on p. 607.
– Commercial catalog of the Société des Fonderies de Bayad et Saint-Dizier, Artistic Castings for Construction, Chimney Work, Garden Features and Burials, Guimard Style, Imprimerie L. Geisler, Paris, 1907, similar model reproduced on plate 41, p. 36.
Ref: AUJ2ARG9DF
| Condition | Very good |
| Style | Art Nouveau (Planters, Planters covers of Art Nouveau Style) |
| Period | 20th century (Planters, Planters covers 20th century) |
| Country of origin | France |
| Artist | Hector GUIMARD (1867-1942) |
| Length (cm) | 103 |
| Height (cm) | 21 |
| Depth (cm) | 28 |
| Materials | Cast iron |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 1 Business Day |
| Location | 13200, Arles, France |
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