The protagonists of the École de Nancy

Protagonists

Paul NICOLAS

Laval / 25 May 1875 - Nancy / 22 February 1952

Glass decorator, glassmaker

Paul Nicolas' career began at the heart of Art Nouveau in Nancy. Gallé employed him in 1893, with the title of “decorator - draughtsman – varnisher”.…

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Victor PROUVÉ

Nancy / 13 août 1858 - Sétif / 15 février 1943

Painter and decorative artist

Born into a family of embroidery designers, Victor Prouvé attended the Nancy drawing school from 1873 to 1877, then studied at the École des…

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Hokkai TAKASHIMA

Haghi (Japon) / 1850 - 1931

Painter, engineer, botanist

The author of several essays on Japanese flora and agriculture, Hokkai Takashima was sent to Nancy by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture. From 1885…

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Eugène VALLIN

Herbévillers / 1856 - Nancy / 21 July 1922

Cabinetmaker and architect

Trained in his uncle's carpentry workshop, Eugène Vallin learned wood sculpture and modelling from Charles Pètre at the École municipale de dessin. He…

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Lucien WEISSENBURGER

Nancy / 2 mai 1860 – Nancy / 24 février 1929

Architect

Lucien Weissenburger studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, in the studios of Jules André and Victor Laloux. He returned to Nancy in 1888 and…

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René WIENER

Nancy / 1 January 1855 - Nancy / 2 August 1939

Bookbinder

In 1879, René Wiener took over the family bookshop and stationer's shop, previously run by his father Lucien and grandfather Léon, at 53 rue des…