Gustave

American  

[guhs-tahv, gys-tav] / ˈgʌs tɑv, güsˈtav /

noun

1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “staff of God.”

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Example Sentences

But homosocial life in late-19th century Paris was the fascinating focus of this show, the first Los Angeles museum survey of Gustave Caillebotte’s paintings in 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times

The Guggenheim Bilbao puts Frank Gehry, who died on Friday at age 96 , in the ranks of Gustave Eiffel and Antoni Gaudi, designers who will forever be known by one building.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Salome Dancing before Herod,” the 1876 Gustave Moreau painting, is a deliciously ornate work that inspired the new candle by Rick Owens.

From Los Angeles Times

At the Getty, Los Angeles, and then at the Art Institute of Chicago, “Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men” celebrated the wealthy yachtsman, boat designer, soldier, philatelist, horticulturalist and accomplished painter who exhibited with his Impressionist friends and collected their work.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Gustave Flaubert saw Antonio Canova’s sculpture “Eros and Psyche” in 1845, he surreptitiously kissed Psyche’s marble armpit.

From The Wall Street Journal