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LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY. Design for skylight window

Design for skylight window. Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Culture: American. Dimensions: Overall: 17 7/16 x 17 3/8 in. (44.3 x 44.1 cm)
Design: 9 5/16 x 9 7/8 in. (23.7 x 25.1 cm). Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902-32). Date: 1902-32.
Tiffany attributed his interest in mosaics to the bejeweled Byzantine churches he visited during his travels. In this design for a mosaic panel, the lack of pictorial imagery and the use of strong geometry, vivid colors, and an ogee arch border suggest a further Islamic influence. The large squares central to this design imply the inclusion of Tiffany's iridescent Favrile glass turtleback tiles, or perhaps semitransparent glass backed with metallic foil. Such innovations set Tiffany's mosaics apart from those of his contemporaries.

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Author:

LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY (1848-1933)

Title:

Design for skylight window

Caption:

Design for skylight window. Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Culture: American. Dimensions: Overall: 17 7/16 x 17 3/8 in. (44.3 x 44.1 cm) Design: 9 5/16 x 9 7/8 in. (23.7 x 25.1 cm). Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902-32). Date: 1902-32. Tiffany attributed his interest in mosaics to the bejeweled Byzantine churches he visited during his travels. In this design for a mosaic panel, the lack of pictorial imagery and the use of strong geometry, vivid colors, and an ogee arch border suggest a further Islamic influence. The large squares central to this design imply the inclusion of Tiffany's iridescent Favrile glass turtleback tiles, or perhaps semitransparent glass backed with metallic foil. Such innovations set Tiffany's mosaics apart from those of his contemporaries.

Technique/material:

Watercolor, gouache, ink, and graphite on artist board with original mat

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Maker:

Tiffany Studios (1902-32)

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:

3245 x 3234 px | 30.0 MB

Print size:

27.5 x 27.4 cm | 10.8 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS • DRAWINGS • GOUACHES • GRAPHITE • INK • LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY • MADE IN NEW YORK, UNITED STATES • MATS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEW YORK CITY • NEW YORK • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • PAINTINGS • TIFFANY STUDIOS (1902-32) • UNITED STATES • WATERCOLOR, GOUACHE, INK, AND GRAPHITE ON ARTIST BOARD WITH ORIGINAL MAT • WATERCOLORS