Samuel Siegfried Bing, who usually gave his name as S. Bing, was a German-French art dealer who lived in Paris as an adult, and who helped introduce Japanese art and artworks to the West and was a fac
Bing, wearing a hanfu, photograph by Hughes Krafft (1889)
Cover of an issue of Le Japon Artistique, which he published from 1888 to 1891
His gallery the Maison de l'Art Nouveau in Paris
Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers. Ot
Siegfried Bing
…art dealer who lived in Paris as an adult, and who helped introduce Japanese art and artworks to the West and was a factor in the development of the Art Nouveau style during the late nineteenth century. Bing was born in Hamburg, a member of a large family with diverse commercial interests. He relocated to France…
Otto Eckmann Jugend Nr. 14, 1896
Louis comfort tiffany, lampada da tavolo pomb lily, 1900 10 ca
Louis Majorelle Wall Cabinet Walters 6587