Art Brokerage: Artist Victor Viollet-Le-Duc (French, 1848-1947) Ghent, Belg. Belgian architect. From 1892 he designed numerous buildings in Brussels, becoming a leading exponent of the Art Nouveau style. His Hôtel Tassel (1892 ??" 93) was a pioneering example of the new style. His chief work was the Maison du Peuple (1896 ??" 99), the first structure in Belgium to have a largely iron-and-glass facade. From 1912 he directed the Académie des Beaux-Arts, and he designed the Palais des Beaux-Arts (1922 ??" 28).