S. Bing Art Nouveau

Notes about Bing:
-S. Bing came to Paris in 1804; shown interest in Ceramics
-Well-known porcelain/ceramics manufacturing company Lafoyay & Bing

-Received gold medal by French government

-Appreciated art of Japan; collected, sold, auctioned, etc. Japanese art.

-Went to Japan in 1880 for a year
-Launched magazine to expand Japanism; printed in three languages-English, French, and Japanese
-Around 1890 held exhibition of Japanese prints; exhibition became a revelation
-Vincent Van Gogh worked with Bing in Japanese art; incorporated Japanese art into his own works
-End of 1880s, Bing became enamored with U.S. and went there later on, bringing with him Tiffany (glass master) and Navi (young fresh painters)
-Heavy criticism for his Art Nouveau museum, such as being attacked for not having any French artists and yet for those he did find weren't "French enough"
-Many German Museums bought from Bing