Side Table

Hector Guimard · 1904–1907

This is Side Table — a design object by the French artist Hector Guimard, nineteen oh four to nineteen oh seven. Pear wood — about 76 by 52 centimeters. Somewhere in there: the carved figure, and the table. Guimard was part of the Art Nouveau movement.

Medium Pear wood · Dimensions 29 7/8 x 20 1/2 x 17 7/8" (75.9 x 52.1 x 45.4 cm) (without slide extended) · Credit Gift of Madame Hector Guimard

Hanging beside it in Gallery 516: PH Artichoke Lamp, Bookcase doors for the Dana House, Springfield, IL

Works like this one elsewhere in the museum: Young Bird, Chess Table, Extendable Table from E-1027, Tiari, Adjustable Table, Apartment

More by Hector Guimard here: Entrance Gate to Paris Subway (Métropolitain) Station, Paris, France