Ebook: Galle

INTRODUCTION; LOVER OF NATURE; The Best is the Enemy of the Good; The Symbolic Decor; Toast Pronounced at the Lorraine-Artiste Banquet on 16 February 1901; Porcelain; L'École de Nancy in Paris; MASTER GLASSMAKER; The Pasteur Vase; The Balsam Tree; The Hazel Tree; Wreck; The Prouvé Vase; THE OFFICIAL ARTIST; About the Prix de Rome; The Exhibitions of 1897; My Shipments to the Salon; Goncourt and the Arts and Crafts; THE DECORATOR; Contemporary Furniture Adorned by Nature; The Table with Garden Herbs; Fruits of the Spirit; BIOGRAPHY; List of Illustrations;An icon in the Art Nouveau movement, Émile Gallé (1846-1904) sought to portray the beauty and simplicity of nature in his glass art. His designs, referred to as “poetry in glass”, range from fine pottery to jewellery to furniture. Everything Gallé produced contains traces of his masterful technique which reflects his innovativeness as an artist and his skill as a designer. In this rich text, Gallé unravels the beauty and ingenuity found within his own work.