Louis Majorelle

Bust in the garden of the Musée de l'École de Nancy

Villa Majorelle in Nancy (1904)

Louis-Jean-Sylvestre Majorelle (born September 26, 1859 in Toul , † January 15, 1926 in Nancy ) was a French furniture designer.

Life

Louis Majorelle was a son of the furniture designer Auguste Majorelle (1825–1879). In 1861 the family moved from Toul to Nancy. In 1877 Majorelle began studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, which he broke off after the death of his father to take over the family's company. In 1885 he married Marie Léonie Jane Kretz, daughter of the director of the Nancy Municipal Theater. Her only son, Jacques Majorelle , became a painter.

Majorelle was a founding member of the Nancy School . His works are considered masterpieces of Art Nouveau . In 1902 he took part in the Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna in Turin .

He was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor .

literature

Alastair Duncan : Louis Majorelle. Master of Art Nouveau design . Munich 1991, ISBN 978-3-453-05182-9

Web links

Commons : Louis Majorelle - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Works by and about Louis Majorelle in the German Digital Library

personal data
SURNAME	Majorelle, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Majorelle, Louis-Jean-Sylvestre (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French furniture designer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 26, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toul
DATE OF DEATH	January 15, 1926
Place of death	Nancy