Let me say that I liked, in itself, sending PW, who just sent me some pictures of a building valued at a business trip . Some pictures, an address and a little like sharing an emotion stealth. As fast and easy as this ... Was not one of the purposes of this game?
Our friendly correspondent admits to not knowing the identity of the architect of this imposing building, built at the corner of the square-Auguste Dubois Street in Montmartre. Fortunately for us, some works, more or less important, already exist on Art Nouveau Dijon, which allow to know the author, Eugene Brey, and date of construction: 1903-1904.
When I photographed the building a few years ago, he had not been cleaned and still kept in a gray "Picturesque" which emphasized the simplicity of its floral decoration, especially around the corner oriel. I confess to having completed the shipment, which did not allow savor the details, with these older images, they easily identify with their darker tone.
We can easily speak of a Modern Style provincial, who might have become an important work of the "noodle style" if the sculptor had more talent and extravagance. But it must be said that the architect has not much helped by genuine inventiveness in volume, remaining a manufacturer of a very ordinary wisdom. A Scarcely has he had fun piercing angles with the roof, each time, two windows as round as the eyes.
Thus, as presented to us, building a few surprises with daring, but still confined in a very measured registry, printing is widely supported by the presence of ironwork wise enough, and belonging part to a widespread industrial model. One is almost tempted to call all this "shy". But this is it what is its charm: an Art Nouveau dare not openly develop, remaining in the punctuation, such growths in training. A Living Art Nouveau? Reassuring? The masterpieces of the genre do not always have this quality home, it must be acknowledged.
style Dijon 1900 was a very worthy representative Louis Perreau who built in 1906, the jewel that is the building at 9 rue du Chateau, with its pretty roof shaped umbrellas. I will certainly tell some day, but the impatient can already find some pictures by going to 'thistles under the balcony, "a blog friend who also speaks of Art Nouveau. Perreau distinguished himself, the same year, construction of the imposing position of Granger Place, which is mainly for decoration carved Gasq Paul, one of the most delicious sculptors as style 1900 has given us. Moreover, we find other interesting buildings, like the 24 and 25, rue Jacques-Cellerier, or at 4, Avenue Victor-Hugo, just next to the strange work of Eugene Brey. Dijon deserves not she a little visit? And that made a friendly suggestion for the beautiful fall Sunday that will give us maybe.
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