Emile Gallé, Vase Les Lumineuses with a verse by Victor Hugo, glass, overlaid, etched, cut, Total: Height: 43.00 cm; Width: 20.50 cm, inscribed: On the wall: in high etching: Gallé, ornamental objects, Art Nouveau, The study of East Asian glass art inspired the French artist Emile Gallé to produce flashed glass, which today is one of the most beautiful and important glass works of art nouveau. As decoration, the studied botanist chose mainly motifs from the plant world and thus promoted the rich floral ornamentation, which as a whole is characteristic of French Art Nouveau. Gallé, who also made a name for himself as a designer of exquisite furniture, represented the artistic ambition to shape his glasses and furniture into speaking objects. They should speak the language of nature and convey appropriate moods and symbolic content.

Emile Gallé, Vase Les Lumineuses with a verse by Victor Hugo, glass, overlaid, etched, cut, Total: Height: 43.00 cm; Width: 20.50 cm, inscribed: On the wall: in high etching: Gallé, ornamental objects, Art Nouveau, The study of East Asian glass art inspired the French artist Emile Gallé to produce flashed glass, which today is one of the most beautiful and important glass works of art nouveau. As decoration, the studied botanist chose mainly motifs from the plant world and thus promoted the rich floral ornamentation, which as a whole is characteristic of French Art Nouveau. Gallé, who also made a name for himself as a designer of exquisite furniture, represented the artistic ambition to shape his glasses and furniture into speaking objects. They should speak the language of nature and convey appropriate moods and symbolic content.

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