 Art Nouveau Figurines |
France lead the way for the rest of Europe and The United States of America in developing a highly ornate art style as a reaction to academia and general historical consensus of the late Victorian era. Flowing lines and natural forms - especially floral - went to create an object as a whole entity, a work of art. This coining - in translation 'new art' - is synonymous with the German born Sigfried Bing, patron of the arts in Paris. His shop, opened in 1900, called 'L'Art Nouveau Bing', became identified with the emerging style. |
 Art Nouveau at the Fair |
And it was France that heralded one of the most famous names of Art Nouveau - René Lalique. Originally a Parisian jeweller, Lalique went on to experiment with glass in 1907, producing perfume bottles. He opened his first glass factory in 1912 to produce vases, table lamps and perfume vials. Today his avant-garde works are highly sought after. Louis Comfort Tiffany is the name most of us connect with the Art Nouveau movement in America, and is famous for production of glassware.
Further reading is contained in the Art Nouveau catalogue under the ‘Information’ heading in the margin.
The free flowing forms of Art Nouveau lent well to glass design in the late part of the nineteenth century and early twentieth. Designers such as Tiffany, the Daum brothers at Daum Nancy, Muller Freres, Emile Galle, Loetz and the Powells at Whitefriars were some of the leading proponents of the style.
Further reading on Art Nouveau Glass is contained in the catalogue under the ‘Information’ heading in the margin.
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