Castel Béranger (Paris, France) : Courtyard, a window
- Creator:
- Guimard, Hector, 1867-1942
- Published/Created:
- 14, Rue Lafontaine, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1895-1898 - Date Depicted:
- 8/15/1993
1850 AD - 1899 AD - Materials:
- brick
glass
iron
stained glass
stone - Notes:
- These early commissions, built in a picturesque and eclectic manner, culminated in the Castel Béranger block of flats, Paris, where his first use of the Art Nouveau style appeared in its decorative elements. He visited Brussels in 1895, where he met Victor Horta, whose Maison du Peuple was then under construction. After seeing Horta's work Guimard made changes to the original neo-Gothic decorative elements of the Castel Béranger, introducing a colourful mixture of facing materials and organically derived embellishments, based on his belief that decoration is the more effective for being non-representational. Between 1899 and 1914 Guimard's style matured to a full-blooded Art Nouveau.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Art Nouveau
- Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-GH-CB-K3
- Genre:
- apartment houses (AAT)
architecture (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; Housing construction buildings; dwellings; multiple dwellings; apartment houses window
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Two
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
8/15/1993 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10164660
- PID:
- digcoll:1818850