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Samuel Bing.

Samuel Bing was a person who made his living thanks to art, Samuel was an art dealer who was a key factor to introducing Japanese art and artwork’s through the Western countries. Which later on it lead to developing the Art Nouveau style in the late 19^th century. The South Kensington Museum was buying art objects from Bing in the year of 1875 the art objects that were bought from Bing were all Japanese and Chinese styled artworks.

 (Picture of Samuel Bing from https://aboutartnouveau.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/siegfried-bing/)

Bing was originally born in the city of Hamburg Germany, but later on at the age of 16 he moved in the country of France. His career began in the Bing family business of manufacturing ceramics, from the 3^rd quarter of the century at the year of 1870 he began dealing and importing mostly Japanese art objects and also some Asian styled Artwork’s through galleries. The redesigning of his art gallery took place in the year of 1895 with naming his gallery as  ‘Maison de l’Art Nouveau’. ‘This gallery sold contemporary art objects with a Japanese influence , in what came to be known as the Art Nouveau style.’ (Article: Siegfried 'Samuel' Bing URL:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/siegfried-samuel-bing/ Published on N.D.)



 

(A stoneware jar by Alexandre Bigot with silver-gilt mount. Purchased from Maison Bing, Paris, 1900)

(Picture of a Japanese vase taken from http://www.ebay.com/gds/Your-Guide-to-Buying-Japanese-Vases-/10000000177627939/g.html)

Bing was an inspiration to many artists especially young artists that he have had helped a lot through his life introducing Art Nouveau in Europe, He inspired a lot of people with the introduction of Japanese art in Europe and gave them bases and opportunities for contemporary artist to exhibit their work and even sell artist’s work. Many artist are well know today all because of the invention of the gallery La Maison Bing, This gallery helped artist show and sell their work in his exebhition one of the artist that also exhibited there was Henri van de Velde. Henri was a well known Belgian architect who designed mostly furniture and also used to be a writer. Bing won a gold medal Paris World’s exhibition and the quality of his work has proven that a certain quality in decorative art pieces in large scales was possible.

Samuel Bing’s work was influenced a lot by the Japanese style and that is what created the introduction to Art Nouveau with European countries his work is decorative and gives an element of perfection and precision.  Bing’s influence on today’s design is mostly evident on house wear products such as decorative vases with the interpretation of the Japanese style. This is on what Bing has mostly influenced the world of craftsmen today his influence in pottery is still in existence.

References

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/siegfried-samuel-bing/ (Siegfried 'Samuel' Bing - Victoria and Albert Museum. 2015. Siegfried 'Samuel' Bing - Victoria and Albert Museum. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/siegfried-samuel-bing/. [Accessed 09 March 2015].)


https://aboutartnouveau.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/siegfried-bing/ (Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) | Art Nouveau. 2015. Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) | Art Nouveau. [ONLINE] Available at: https://aboutartnouveau.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/siegfried-bing/. [Accessed 09 March 2015].)


http://www.senses-artnouveau.com/biography.php?artist=BIN
VAN DE VELDE, Henri VAN DE VELDE biography by senses-artnouveau.com . 2015. VAN DE VELDE, Henri VAN DE VELDE biography by senses-artnouveau.com . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.senses-artnouveau.com/biography.php?artist=VAN. [Accessed 10 March 2015].