Samuel Bing

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Siegfried ("Samuel") Bing (1838 - 1905) was a German art dealer in Paris, who started his career by dealing in Japanese art and artworks. He then opened his own store, the Maison de l'Art Nouveau showing works of artists of what would become known as the Art Nouveau movement, named after his store. Although Elias Bing, the American Biological Art Metal artist, produces art nouveau inspired jewelry, there is no family relationship.

Siegfried Bing, was important to the japanese influence on art nouveau, He released a whole series of books 'le japan artistique', such books that were read for example by Gustav Klimt .

[edit] Bibliography

• The origins of l'art nouveau: the Bing empire. Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, distributed by Cornell University Press 2004. ISBN 0-8014-4387-3
• Miyajima Hisao: S. Bing’s visit to Japan. In: Bulletin of the Study of Japonisme 2 (1982), S. 29-33.

[edit] External link

• Bio at Whistler Centre