René Lalique
René Lalique

Author: Yvonne Brunhammer

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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The innovative genious of French artist René Lalique (1860-1945) is fully explored and documented in this volume which features one hundred and fifty objects created by the master jeweller . Symbols of the very idea of art nouveau, René Lalique's creations did not limit themselves simply to effecting a stylistic renewal of jewellery. Indeed, Lalique developed a unique form of art somewhere between applied arts, poetry, painting and literature. This volume highlights the technical and poetic contribution of Lalique through a comparison with the creations of such contemporaries and examines Lalique's creative process, through the presentation of a selection of decorative works that inspired him, photographs taken by him, preparatory sketches and life-size studies preceding the creation of a jewel. The authors also contextualize the work as regards the creative arts of the time (theater, literature, music, the glass industry) and the special relationship Lalique had with some of his contemporaries, such as actress Sarah Bernhardt. Through 150 creations---jewellery, glassware, accessories, paintings, photographs, designs for clothes---and authoritative essays, this monograph will illuminate the full range of this ingenious craftsman.

The Jewels of Lalique
The Jewels of Lalique

Author: René Lalique

Publisher: Flammarion-Pere Castor

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Showcases the work of the Art Nouveau glass craftsman and jewelry designer.

Lalique
Lalique

Author: Jessica Hodge

Publisher: Salamander Books

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781902616414

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These three elegant books showcase exquisitely beautiful collections of jewels and objets d'art, many from the world-famous auction house, Christie's. Lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned, full-color photographs, and covering several historical periods and styles, these volumes detail the finely crafted construction and materials used in each piece, as well as its individual history. See Faberge's famed Easter eggs. Lalique's masterpieces in glass, and a stunning collection of vintage and modern jewelry.

René Lalique at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
René Lalique at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Author: Maria Fernanda Passos Leite

Publisher: Skira

Published: 2023-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788857249285

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The set of jewels, drawings, objets d'art and glassware acquired by the Collector directly from the artist, with a single exception, between 1899 and 1927, is well representative of Lalique's work. René Lalique (1860-1945) and Calouste Gulbenkian (1869-1955) shared the experience of a time marked by the fascinating transition of the so-called Belle Époque - with its particular end-of-the-century spirit, present mainly on the remarkable set of Art Nouveau works. Both men were tied by friendship and mutual consideration, well evidenced in the words of the Collector: "My admiration for his unique work increased throughout the fifty years our friendship lasted... I am proud to own, I believe, the largest number of Lalique's works...".

Imperishable Beauty
Imperishable Beauty

Author: Yvonne J. Markowitz

Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Limited

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780853319979

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The Art of René Lalique
The Art of René Lalique

Author: Patricia Bayer

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781845730932

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The authors examine the artist's oeuvre and trace his development from goldsmith-jeweller to glassmaker. They also identify the key phases of his work in relation to the evolution of his technique.

Only the Best
Only the Best

Author: Katharine Baetjer

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 0870999265

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This volume and the exhibition it accompanies bring together eighty of the finest masterpieces in the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. All of the works of art are richly illustrated in color and described in authoritative texts by the curators of the Gulbenkian Museum. These magnificent pieces, which reflect the renowned art collector Calouste Gulbenkian's eclectic taste, include paintings by Rubens, Fragonard, Gainsborough, Turner, and Manet; silver from services created for the nobility of Russia and Western Europe; Roman medallions; Ottoman ceramics; Japanese lacquerware; jewelry by Lalique; and books and textiles from both East and West. These works of art offer dazzling testimony to Gulbenkian's devotion to the quality of the individual object and to his refined connoisseurship. The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum was created under the terms of Gulbenkian's will in order to preserve under one roof the artworks in his collection--one of the preeminent art assemblages of the first half of the twentieth century. Gulbenkian, a successful businessman who was born in 1869 in Ottoman Turkey to an Armenian family, made his fortune in the oil industry. In April 1942, in the midst of World War II, he arrived in Lisbon seeking a peaceful place to live. Portugal had remained neutral in the conflict that was engulfing the world. Gulbenkian spent the rest of his life in Lisbon, where he died in 1955. As a collector--whether of ancient Egyptian art, Islamic art, or European painting and decorative arts--Gulbenkian acquired "only the best."