GALLE' GLASS ART NOUVEAU

Art Nouveau Decorative Glass

A small project bringing attention to
A Man of His Time

Galle’ was an Art Nouveau designer of glass and furniture and is considered to be one of the major forces in the industrializing  French Art Nouveau movement with the Nancy School of Design.

A Galle' Portrait of Decorative Glass

For Galle' there was always Hope through Nature; She repeatedly replenished herself through all seasons of space and time.

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"Like nature which forever comes back to life, Gallé thought that man could re-find his mind and unite to improve life. The peacefulness of nature seemed to be a refuge, constantly renewed, never deceiving and always the source of amazement in the eyes of the passionate nature-lover…In each of his references to creation, flora or fauna, Gallé thought of man, of his strengths and of his weaknesses, such as for the case Seulette suis, seulette veux etre (Lonesome I am, Lonesome I want to be)."

Galle'

was preoccupied with

design as well as for the material to produce the effects required dipicted on his

decorative pieces.

He 

revitalized the glass industry

by establishing a workshop

to mass produce his, and

other artist's designs.

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'Paving new paths of exploration of the art glass and seeing to imitate nature with streaks, knots, splinters, reflections, shadows, mottled. Beautifully superimposed layers of material adding interposed sheets of gold and silver to produce raises bubbling and scratches adding interest, deminsion, and life to his glass creations.'

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Verre E’Glomise’ vase, circa 1900, internally decorated in shades of deep brown, white, peach and pink, the exterior applied with verre e’glomis’ prunts, engraved Mark Galle’. Sold at Christies 2006

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Flat bodied vase with cattleya design, circa 1900 flat body wth an octagonal cross section in traditional Chinese style. Silver foil is sealed in amber colored glass. Suntory Museum.

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Internally decorated Footed Glass Vase w/applied decoration crica 1900 sold at ChristiesNY 2007

 I close leaving you to discover more at your will. But, my infatuation for the works of Galle' still linger....

A portrait of Emile Galle'

by Victor Prouve'