Gustave serrurier bovy biography of martin luther
This charcoal drawing offers us a glimpse into the life of Gustave Serrurier-Bovy – a visionary artist who left an indelible mark on Belgian design history.!
Art Nouveau rug by Gustave Serrurier-Bovy, France, 19thth century.
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy
Belgian architect and furniture designer
Gustave Serrurier-Bovy was a Belgianarchitect and designer (born in Liège 27th July 1858, died in Liège 19th November 1910).
With Paul Hankar, Victor Horta and Henry van de Velde, he was one of the leading Belgian representatives of Art Nouveau.
Biography and main works
Gustave Serrurier belonged through his father to a family traditionally engaged in construction.
His grandfather was a mason, his father a building contractor.
The first named—son of an engraver and brought up in a family of artists—-attended the classes at the Academy of Ghent at a very early age, and as far back as.From 1871 to 1879, he was enrolled at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège where he studied drawing, archaeology and architecture. At the same time, from 1874 onwards, he contributed to his father's construction works. Having qualified as an architect, he built several houses in Liège.
Still a student, he took a critical attitude towards the education he had received at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. In contrast to this education, he subscribed to the theories of Eugène Vi