Emile Galle (1846-1904) Fougeres Fern Vase French Art Nouveau Glass H. 10.1/4
Green and Pink double layer glass. 260 X 110 X 100 mm. Émile Gallé (8 May 1846 in Nancy - 23 September 1904 in Nancy) was a French artist who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major forces in the French Art Nouveau. He later learned glassmaking at Meisenthal and came to work at his father's factory in Nancy following the Franco-Prussian War. His early work was executed using clear glass decorated with enamel, but he soon turned to an original style featuring heavy, opaque glass carved or etched with plant motifs, often in two or more colours as cameo glass.
His friend and patron Robert de Montesquiou sent him to Bayreuth with a recommendation to Cosima Wagner, which led to a great enthusiasm for Parsifal. In 1877, he then assumed his father's role as director of the Maison Gallé-Reinemer. In that same year, he was elected Secretary-General for the Société centrale d'horticulture de Nancy.
His career took off after his work received praise at the Paris Exhibition of 1878. Within a decade of another successful showing at the Paris Exhibition of 1889, Gallé had reached international fame and his style, with its emphasis on naturalism and floral motifs, was at the forefront of the emerging Art Nouveau movement. He continued to incorporate experimental techniques into his work, such as metallic foils and air bubbles, and also revitalized the glass industry by establishing a workshop to mass-produce his, and other artists', designs.
The factory would employ 300 workers and artisans at its height, including the notable glassmaker Eugène Rosseau, and remained in operation until 1936. Gallé wrote a book on art entitled Écrits pour l'art 1884-89 ("Writings on Art 1884-89"), which was published posthumously in 1908. What is less well-known is Gallé's social engagement. He was a convinced humanist, and was involved in organizing evening schools for the working class (l'Université populaire de Nancy). He was treasurer of the Nancy branch of the Human Rights League of France and in 1898, at great risk for his business, one of the first to become actively involved in the defence of Alfred Dreyfus.
He also publicly defended the Romanian Jews and spoke up in defence of the Irish Catholics against Britain, supporting William O'Brien, one of the leaders of the Irish revolt. In 1901, together with Victor Prouvé, Louis Majorelle, Antonin Daum and Eugène Vallin, he founded an Art Nouveau movement known as École de Nancy (The Nancy School). Many of Gallé works are kept at the Musée de l'École de Nancy. This is a part of the Wikipedia article used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA). The full text of the article is here. Les pièces seront soigneusement emballées individuellement et protégées avec du film bulle et carton renforcé. Pour les pays autres que la France, envoi en recommandé avec assurance Ad Valorem à hauteur de la valeur de l'objet. All items will be securely packed, individually wrapped with acid-free silk paper, foam, bubble wrap and reinforced cardboard.
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- Model: FERN VASE
- Pattern: Fougères
- Type: Vase
- Color: Multicolor
- Signed: Yes
- Signed By: Emille GALLE
- Brand: Emile Galle
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Style: Art Nouveau
- Material: Glass
- Theme: Art, French
- Features: Signed
- Subject: Floral
- Production Style: Art Glass
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Type of Glass: Iridescent
