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Victor Horta
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Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau (1861–1947)
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Victor Petrus Horta was a Belgian architect, designer, urban planner, and teacher. Born in Ghent in 1861, he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels under Alphonse Balat. His native language was French, which he also used for professional work. Horta was associated with the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements.
His notable works include the Hôtel Tassel, Hôtel Solvay, Hôtel van Eetvelde, and the Centre for Fine Arts. Horta died in Brussels in 1947 and is buried at Ixelles Cemetery. His works are held in the collections of the Design Museum Gent, Horta Museum, and Royal Museums of Art and History.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Petrus
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Ghent
- Place of death
- Brussels
- Occupation
- general contractor
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Maison du Peuple
- Student of
- Alphonse Balat
- Field of work
- architecture
- Movement
- Art Deco
- Image
- Victor Horta (cropped).jpg
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- place of burial
- Ixelles Cemetery
- Commons category
- Victor Horta
- date of birth
- 1861-01-06
- date of death
- 1947-09-08
- Commons Creator page
- Victor Horta
- name in native language
- Victor Petrus Horta
- topic's main category
- Category:Victor Horta
- has works in the collection
- Royal Museums of Art and History
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- honorific prefix
- The High Wellborn
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Works in European collections
16 objects attributed to Victor Horta, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Haus Horta / Hortamuseum
Haus Winssinger & Hôtel Winssinger
Kaufhaus Hansa & Grand Bazar
Haus Max Hallet & Hôtel Max Hallet
Maison Frison "Les Épinglettes"
Maison Autrique
Haus van Eetvelde & Hôtel van Eetvelde
Haus Solvay & Hôtel Solvay
A l'Innovation
Grand Bazar Anspach
Haus Roger-Verstraete & Hôtel Roger-Verstraete
Haus Maurice Frison & Hôtel Frison
Haus Dubois
Haus Tassel & Hôtel Tassel
Maison du Peuple / Volkshuis
Haus Aubecq & Hôtel Aubecq
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Encyclopedic overview
Pavilion of Human Passions, Brussels (1890–1897)
Victor Pierre Horta ( French: [viktɔʁ ɔʁta]; Victor, Baron Horta after 1932; 6 January 1861 – 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer, and one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement. He was a fervent admirer of the French architectural theorist Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels (1892–93), often considered the first Art Nouveau house, is based on the work of Viollet-le-Duc. The curving stylized vegetal forms that Horta used in turn influenced many others, including the French architect Hector Guimard, who used it in the first Art Nouveau apartment building he designed in Paris and in the entrances he designed for the Paris Metro. He is also considered a precursor of modern architecture for his open floor plans and his innovative use of iron, steel and glass.
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