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Léon Messagé
Léon Messagé (1842-1901) was a French sculptor, best known for his sculptural collaboration with François Linke for the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Messagé was also responsible for much of the design and creative work for Roux et Brunet and Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener. Life Messagé was born on 8 March 1842, probably in Sens in the Yonne where his parents continued to live, although his birth was not registered until twenty years later. By the age of twenty he was living in Paris, where he died in 1901. Career Messagé enjoyed great success as a designer/sculptor before his collaboration witLinke Indeed, he was mentioned as a gold medal winner at the 1889 International Exhibition and was especially praised for his work on a cabinet by Zwiener. He came into contact with Linke in 1885 and it appears from then on Linke employed him on a regular basis. Messagé was primarily influenced by rococo ornament but he strove to re-interpret it. He did not produce slavish copies, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Linke
François Linke (1855–1946) was a leading Parisian ''ébéniste'' of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early life Linke was born on 17 June 1855 in the small Bohemian village of Deutsch Pankraz, now known as Jítrava in the Czech Republic. Records show that Linke served an apprenticeship with a master cabinetmaker, named Neumann, which he completed in 1877. Linke’s work book or ''Arbeits-Buch'' records that he was in Vienna from July 1872 to October 1873 at the time of the Weltausstellung 1873 Wien, International Exhibition held there in 1873. Career Linke subsequently travelled to Prague, Budapest and Weimar before finally arriving in Paris in 1875. It is documented that he obtained employment with an unknown German cabinetmaker in Paris, and stylistic similarities, photographs and geographical proximity have led some to suggest that Emmanuel Zwiener was the most likely candidate. After a period back in his home town, he returned once and for all to Paris in 1877 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |