History of Design: Mr. Bing Screening

Siegfried Bing

Art dealer.
Showed interest in ceramics.
He was a popular dealer for museum directors.
Well known manufacturer of porcelains and ceramics.
1867, received award from French government.
Appreciated art of Japan, but since he was a secretive person, it’s unclear when this appreciation began.
He began to collect and sell Japanese art and his first auction sale was in 1876.
First shop was located at 19 Rue Chauchat.
Took a trip in 1880 to the Fareast of Japan.
1888-1891, he published a magazine filled with Japanese art which was distributed in three languages including French, German, and English.
1890, organized exhibition of prints.
Vincent Van Gogh was influenced by Bing and the Japanese work which allowed him to make many imaginative changes with the prints.
By the end of the 1880s, Bing became more interested in the U.S. He saw it as a market to sell Japanese artwork.
Glassmaker Tiffany. Thirteen French stained glass windows emerged from American factories.
Victor Horta and Henry Van der Velde influenced Bing after going to Brussels to find out more about the new design in architecture.
Had a shop reconstructed in France and different artists were commissioned to create the building.
People found fault in Bing’s lack of French artists and what French artists he had weren't French enough.
There was a lot of criticism regarding Art Nouveau.
Bing began the production of jewelry.
Work had whiplash curves and embedded motifs.
1900, Bing constructed a booth at the Worlds Fair.
1904, bankruptcy was declared.