The protagonists of the École de Nancy

Protagonists

Auguste et Antonin DAUM

Bitche / 1853 – Nancy 1st april 1909

Bitche / 30 october 1864 – Nancy / 28 march 1930

Industrialists and master glassmakers

Jean Daum (1825-1885) bought the Sainte Catherine glass factory in Nancy in 1878. He brought his two sons into the business, Auguste in 1879 and Anton…

Protagonists

Alfred FINOT

Nancy / 1876 - Nancy / 1946

Statuary, decorator

After an apprenticeship at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy, Alfred Finot joined the studio of sculptor Barrias at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts…

Protagonists

Émile FRIANT

Dieuze / 16 avril 1863 - Paris / 9 juin 1932

Painter

Émile Friant began his training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy and exhibited at the local Salon from the age of fifteen. He continued his…

Protagonists

Charles FRIDRICH

Nancy / 1er août 1876 - Nancy / 1952

Industrialist, upholsterer and decorator

Son of an upholsterer merchant, Charles Fridrich opened the Maison d'Art Lorraine at 38, rue Stanislas in Nancy in 1900. The programme of this…

Protagonists

Émile GALLÉ

Nancy / 8 mai 1846 - Nancy / 23 septembre 1904

Industrialist, master glassmaker, cabinetmaker and ceramist

Émile Gallé was born in Nancy on May 4, 1846, the only son of Charles Gallé (1818-1902) and Fanny Reinemer (1828-1891), who ran a crystal and…

Protagonists

Camille GAUTHIER

Norroy-les-Pont-à-Mousson / 3 september 1870 – Montricourt / 1963

Cabinetmaker

Camille Gauthier entered the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1891 after an apprenticeship at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy. From 1894 to…

[Translate to English:] Victor Prouvé, L'ami Vernolle, 1892 (c) Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy

Protagonists

Émile GOUTIÈRE-VERNOLLE

Nancy / 1855 – Nancy / 1927

Journalist

Although not an artist, Émile Goutière-Vernolle played an active role in Nancy’s cultural scene. A contemporary of the artists of the École de Nancy,…