Artist Monograph

Hector Guimard, French

French, 1867–1942

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Sculpture	15	55.6%
Other Media	11	40.7%
Lithography	1	3.7%

Production by Decade

1890s

1900s

1910s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	11	42.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	7	26.9%
Large (1–3 m)	7	26.9%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	3.8%

Range: 1.6 cm → 543.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1949	13
1950	1
1958	1
1960	1
1964	1
1965	1
1970	6
1976	1
1978	1
2010	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 1, Sculpture Garden" — 1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 27 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Settee Design Acc. 1115.1964	1897	Carved mahogany and tooled leather	36 1/2 x 67 1/2 x 21" (92.7 x 171.4 x 53.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Greta Daniel Design Fund
Vase Design Acc. 109.1976	c. 1898	Bronze	10 1/2 x 7" (26.7 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 17.78 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Joseph H. Heil Bequest
Armchair Design Acc. 311.1949	c. 1899-1900	Walnut and leather	32 3/8 x 30 3/4 x 21" (82.3 x 78.1 x 53.3 cm), seat h. 20 3/4" (52.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Desk Design Acc. 310.1949.a-c	c. 1899	Olive wood with ash panels	28 3/4 x 101 x 47 3/4" (73 x 256.5 x 121.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Fence from the Castel Henriette, Sèvres, France Architecture Acc. 960.2010	1899–1903	Wrought iron	49 3/4 × 60 1/2 × 4" (126.4 × 153.7 × 10.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Joseph H. Heil, by exchange and Agnes Gund
Entrance Gate to Paris Subway (Métropolitain) Station, Paris, France Architecture Acc. 177.1958.a-f	c. 1900	Painted cast iron, glazed lava, and glass	13' 11" x 17' 10" x 32" (424.2 x 543.6 x 81.3 cm) Each vertical stanchion: 1040 lbs. Horizontal component: 460 lbs. Glazed lava sign: 100 lbs. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens
Le Castel Béranger (Poster for an Exposition at Salon du Figaro, Paris) Design Acc. 919.1965	1900	Lithograph	35 x 49 1/4" (88.9 x 125.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Lillian Nassau
Picture Frame Design Acc. 316.1949	c. 1900-1904	Gilded bronze	21 1/4 x 10 5/8" (54 x 27 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Side Table Design Acc. 313.1949	1904–1907	Pear wood	29 7/8 x 20 1/2 x 17 7/8" (75.9 x 52.1 x 45.4 cm) (without slide extended) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Umbrella Stand Design Acc. 314.1949	c. 1904-07	Painted cast iron	33 x 13 1/2 x 18 1/2" (83.8 x 34.3 x 47 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Balcony Railing Architecture Acc. 126.1960	1905–1907	Cast iron	40 1/4 x 64 x 11 1/2" (102.2 x 162.5 x 29.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Fireplace and Surround Design Acc. 448.1970	c. 1907	Cast iron fireplace and marble surrounds	approx.: 41 1/2 × 45 1/2 × 10" (105.4 × 115.6 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Lillian Nassau
Letter Opener Design Acc. 218.1950	c. 1907	Rosewood	6 3/4 x 13/16" (17.1 x 2.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 17.10 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Ring Design Acc. 466.1970	c. 1907	Gold, pearl, and diamond	5/8 x 1" (1.6 x 2.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 2.54 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Laurent Oppenheim, Jr.
Tray Design Acc. 324.1949	1907	Rosewood	19 3/4 x 9 7/8" (50.2 x 25.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Letter Seal Design Acc. 465.1970	c. 1908	Gilded bronze	3 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 7/8" (8.6 × 6 × 4.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 4.76 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Laurent Oppenheim, Jr.
Brooch Design Acc. 464.1970	c. 1909	Gold, agate, pearls, and moonstones	1 5/8 x 3 3/4" (4.1 x 9.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Laurent Oppenheim Jr.
Door Handle Design Acc. 319.1949	c. 1909-12	Bronze	13 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 3 1/4" (34.3 x 4.1 x 8.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Door Handle Design Acc. 320.1949	c. 1909-12	Gilded bronze	5 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8" (14 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Door Handle Design Acc. 321.1949	c. 1909-12	Gilded bronze	4 x 1 1/2 x 2 5/8" (10.2 x 3.8 x 6.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Door Handle Design Acc. 322.1949	c. 1909-12	Gilded bronze	10 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" (25.4 x 6.3 x 6.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Double Picture Frame Design Acc. 315.1949	c. 1909	Gilded bronze	9 5/8 x 14 1/2" (24.5 x 36.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Parasol Handle Design Acc. 214.1978	1909	Gold plated metal, ivory, and gold	9 1/4 x 1" (23.5 x 2.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
Ring Design Acc. 467.1970	c. 1909	Gold, replacement gemstone	diam. 15/16" (2.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 2.38 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Laurent Oppenheim, Jr.
Hatpin Design Acc. 325.1949	c. 1910	Bronze	1 x 1 1/4" (2.5 x 3.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard
Wallet Corner Design Acc. 468.1970	c. 1910	Gold	5/8 x 1 1/16" (1.6 x 2.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Laurent Oppenheim, Jr.
Picture Frame Design Acc. 317.1949	c. 1912	Gilded wood	32 1/2 x 40 1/4" (82.5 x 102.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Madame Hector Guimard