
Jacques Grüber (25 January 1870 – 15 December 1936) was a French woodworker and glass artist.
Grüber was born in
Sundhouse (Alsace). After starting his training at the , where he would later be a teacher, he followed his learning with
Gustave Moreau in Paris thanks to a student grant of
Nancy.
In 1893, he made some decorations for
Daum, some furniture for
Majorelle and book covers for
René Wiener.
In 1897, he founded his own studio where he specialised in glass working and stained glass windows, and in 1901 he was one of the founders of the
École de Nancy. In 1914, he moved to Paris where he opened a studio in the
14th arrondissement
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. He died in
Paris
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His son
Francis Gruber was a famous painter and his son
Jean-Jacques Grüber, was also a glass artist like his father.
Stained glass windows
Image:Aquarium de l'Ecole de Nancy 04 by Line1.jpg, Musée de l'École de Nancy
File:F54-NANCY verrière-Gruber-Crédit-Lyonnais.jpg, Nancy
image:Vitrail carnegie reims.jpg, Reims
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Founded ...
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Image:F 55 Gruber Vitrail Euville.jpg, Euville
Image:Gran Vitral Tiffany del Hotel Ciudad de Mexico - panoramio.jpg, Mexico
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Image:Paris_Musée_des_Arts_Décoratifs688.JPG, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
Image:Vitrail-Jacques-Gruber-musee-de-la-biere-Saint-Nicolas-de-Port-serveur.jpg, Saint-Nicolas de Port, France
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References
External links
Jacques Grüber et l'art nouveau
1870 births
1936 deaths
People from Bas-Rhin
French woodworkers
Stained glass artists and manufacturers
Members of the École de Nancy
French cabinetmakers
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