The glass created by celebrated French designer…
1899 CE
Reflecting the prevailing interest in Japanese art, it contributes largely to the free, asymmetric naturalism and symbolistic overtones of Art Nouveau.
Gallé employs wheel cutting, acid etching, casing (i.e., layers of various glass), and special effects such as metallic foils and air bubbles, calling his experiments marqueterie de verre ("marquetry of glass").
At Nancy he leads the revival of craftsmanship and the subsequent dissemination of crafted glass by way of mass production.
Currently at the height of its productivity, his workshop employs nearly three hundred associates.
The fifty-three-year-old master attracts numerous artisans, including the Art Nouveau glassmaker Eugène Rousseau.
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Émile Gallé Cameo Glass Lamp. Circa 1900 (Photo taken by Litererian1912)
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