Marguerite Huré
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Marguerite Huré was a French
stained glass
artist. She is considered to be the artist who introduced abstraction
into French religious glass
making.
Huré first studied with glass artist Émile Ader before founding her own atelier in 1920. She worked with many artists, among whom were Maurice Denis
, Georges Desvallières
, Marie Alain Couturier, Valentine Reyre and Jean Bazaine; among the architect
s with whom she collaborated was Auguste Perret
, with whom she worked on decorations for Notre-Dame du Raincy, the chapel
of the school of la Colombière in Chalon-sur-Saône
, and Saint-Joseph du Havre
. Her work may also be found at Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien
in Épinay-sur-Seine
.
Huré was proud of her independence in a field dominated by men, and she was frequently seen smoking
a pipe. This led to her being given the nickname Jeune fille à la pipe. She was also the inventor of a technique, called brique Huré, for which she received a patent
in 1930. She died in 1967.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
artist. She is considered to be the artist who introduced abstraction
Abstraction
Abstraction is a process by which higher concepts are derived from the usage and classification of literal concepts, first principles, or other methods....
into French religious glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
making.
Huré first studied with glass artist Émile Ader before founding her own atelier in 1920. She worked with many artists, among whom were Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis was a French painter and writer, and a member of the Symbolist and Les Nabis movements. His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art.-Childhood and education:...
, Georges Desvallières
Georges Desvallières
George Desvallières was a French painter.A native of Paris, Desvallières was a great-grandson of academician Gabriel Legouvé, and received a religious upbringing. He studied at the Académie Julian with Tony Robert-Fleury and with Jules Valadon at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts...
, Marie Alain Couturier, Valentine Reyre and Jean Bazaine; among the architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
s with whom she collaborated was Auguste Perret
Auguste Perret
Auguste Perret was a French architect and a world leader and specialist in reinforced concrete construction. In 2005 his post-WWII reconstruction of Le Havre was declared by UNESCO one of the World Heritage Sites....
, with whom she worked on decorations for Notre-Dame du Raincy, the chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
of the school of la Colombière in Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon....
, and Saint-Joseph du Havre
Saint-Joseph, Le Havre
St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre, is a Roman Catholic church in Le Havre, France, built between 1951 and 1957/58 as part of the reconstruction of the town of Le Havre, which was almost entirely destroyed during World War II...
. Her work may also be found at Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien
Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien
Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien is a French Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Épinay-sur-Seine, near Paris and in the Seine-Saint-Denis department...
in Épinay-sur-Seine
Épinay-sur-Seine
-Transport:Épinay-sur-Seine is served by Épinay-sur-Seine station on Paris RER line C.It is also served by Épinay – Villetaneuse station on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line....
.
Huré was proud of her independence in a field dominated by men, and she was frequently seen smoking
Smoking
Smoking is a practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco or cannabis, is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. This is primarily practised as a route of administration for recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them...
a pipe. This led to her being given the nickname Jeune fille à la pipe. She was also the inventor of a technique, called brique Huré, for which she received a patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
in 1930. She died in 1967.