- Émile André
François-Émile André (1871 - 1933), was a French
architect ,artist , andfurniture designer. He was the son of the architect ofCharles André and the father of two other architects, Jacques andMichel André .Life and career
André was born in
Nancy, France . He studied architecture at theÉcole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. [Edmond Delaire, "Les Architectes Élèves à l'École des Beaux-Arts 1793-1907" (Paris: Librarie de Construction Moderne, 1907).]From 1894 to 1900, he traveled to
Tunisia ,Sicily ,Egypt ,Persia , andCeylon , during which time he produced numerous notebooks that included drawings, watercolors, and photographs. He had already worked in the studio of his father, Charles, André, then withEugène Vallin , with whom he developed the principles ofArt Nouveau .He was slated to become a professor of applied arts and architecture with the
École de Nancy , and is considered to be one of the group's principal architects. He built more than a dozen Art Nouveau buildings in Nancy between 1901 and 1912.Notes
External links
* [http://edn.fitech.fr/aujourdhui/men/index.html Musée de l'École de Nancy]
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