Hector Guimard was born in Lyon and moved with his family in 1882 to Paris, where he immediately registered in the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs. He pursued architecture and design as a career, continuing his education at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Best known for his Paris Metro entrances, it is generally acknowledged that Hector Guimard introduced Art Nouveau designs to French architectural ironwork.
He won the Concours de Façades de la Ville de Paris in 1900, an architectural competition promoting modern public architecture. Guimard died in New York City in 1942
Dimensions : H 110 cm / 43.30 inch X 70 cm / 27.55 inch X 32 cm / 12.59 inch