Musée d'Orsay Decorative Arts (1880s-1900s) Photos

The Musée d'Orsay has a significant collection of French decorative arts from the years just prior to and during the Art Nouveau era.

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Former Gare d'Orsay railway station now the Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Main hall with Statue of Liberty at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Decorative arts gallery with painting by Édouard Vuillard & armchairs by René Binet at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Modern decors movement gallery at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Former Gare d'Orsay railway station (1898-1900) now the Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France. Style: Beaux-Arts. Architect: Lucien Magne, Émile Bénard & Victor Laloux. Main hall with Statue of Liberty at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France. Decorative arts gallery with painting (1911) by Édouard Vuillard & armchairs (c1904) by René Binet at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Modern decors movement (post Art Nouveau) (1905-14) gallery at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Armchair by Adrien Karbowsky at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Sculpted wooden armchair which belonged to Sarah Bernhardt at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Dining room woodwork from Bénard Villa by Alexandre Charpentier at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Dining room woodwork from Bénard Villa by Alexandre Charpentier at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Armchair (1912-3) by Adrien Karbowsky at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Sculpted wooden armchair which belonged to Sarah Bernhardt (1900-6) at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Dining room woodwork from Bénard Villa (1901) by Alexandre Charpentier at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Dining room woodwork from Bénard Villa (1901) by Alexandre Charpentier at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Dining room woodwork from Bénard Villa by Alexandre Charpentier at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Art nouveau porcelain coffee service at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Furniture by Antoni Gaudí at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Bench by Hector Guimard at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Dining room woodwork from Bénard Villa (1901) by Alexandre Charpentier at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Art nouveau porcelain coffee service at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Furniture (1889-1914) by Antoni Gaudí at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Bench (1897-8) by Hector Guimard at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Furniture by Louis Majorelle at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Bookcase by François-Ruper Carabin at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Collection of decorative arts object by Hector Guimard & by Victor Horta at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Nénuphars bedroom set by Louis Majorelle at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Furniture (1902-9) by Louis Majorelle at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Bookcase (1890) by François-Ruper Carabin at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Collection of decorative arts object (1890s-1900s) by Hector Guimard & by Victor Horta at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Nénuphars bedroom set (1905-9) by Louis Majorelle at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Desk & chair by Henry van de Velde at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Cut glass cruet on silver stand by Lucien Bonvallet of Maison Cardeilhac of Paris at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Silver & ivory sugar dish by Lucien Bonvallet of Maison Cardeilhac of Paris at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Silver tea fountain by Lucien Bonvallet of Maison Cardeilhac of Paris at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Desk & chair (1897-9) by Henry van de Velde at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Cut glass cruet on silver stand (1894-9) by Lucien Bonvallet of Maison Cardeilhac of Paris at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Silver & ivory sugar dish (1900) by Lucien Bonvallet of Maison Cardeilhac of Paris at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Silver tea fountain (1894-1900) by Lucien Bonvallet of Maison Cardeilhac of Paris (shown at Exposition Universelle of 1900) at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Silver tea service by Paul Follot of Maison Christofle at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Glass bowl with lily design by Émile Gallé at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Glass cornet vase with morning glories by Émile Gallé at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Collection of ceramic vessels mostly by Auguste Delaherche in vitrine by Léon Jallot at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
Silver tea service (1903) by Paul Follot of Maison Christofle at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Glass bowl with lily design (1880s) by Émile Gallé at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Glass cornet vase with morning glories (1902-4) by Émile Gallé at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.Collection of ceramic vessels (1894-1918) mostly by Auguste Delaherche in vitrine (1911) by Léon Jallot at Musée d'Orsay. Paris, France.
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