THREE WROUGHT-IRON ELEMENTS FROM THE PARIS MÉTRO
THREE WROUGHT-IRON ELEMENTS FROM THE PARIS MÉTRO

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THREE WROUGHT-IRON ELEMENTS FROM THE PARIS MÉTRO
DESIGNED BY HECTOR GUIMARD, CIRCA 1900
two vertical and one horizontal floriform element, decorated with light green paint
vertical elements 39cm., horizontal element 39.5cm. (3)
Literature
See F.Lanier Graham, Hector Guimard, catalogue of exhibition held at MOMA, New York, 1970 & Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1971 for discussion and examples of Guimard's work for the Paris Métro.

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