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Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase

Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase

1909–12
(French, 1860–1945)
Overall: 21 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Did You Know?

René Lalique placed little sheets of metal foil behind the applied green frogs to reflect a dark green tint back to the viewer.

Description

This vase is an early example of French designer René Lalique's experimentation with producing artistic glass. Lalique combines applied, cast, and molded glass techniques to achieve an ethereal effect of a murky swamp, a typical Art Nouveau motif. Lily pads adorn the surface with green frogs perched on top.
  • before 1979
    The Roger J. Mouré Collection, (Phillips, New York, March 12, 1979, Lot 147).
    before 1988
    The Frey Collection (Christie's, New York, June 10, 1988, Lot 51).
    1988-2006
    Tsuyoshi Kajikawa, Japan
    2006
    Collection of Tsuyoshi Kajikawa (Christie's, New York, 10 February 2006, Lot 94).
    2006
    A Private Collection of G. Argy Rousseau and Rene Lalique Masters of French Design (Christie's, New York, 18 December 2006, Lot 415)
    Mark Waller, Gallery Moderne, Piermont, New York.
  • Laurvik, J. Nilsen. René Lalique. New York: Haviland & Co., 1912.
    Dawes, Nicholas M. Lalique Glass. New York: Crown, 1986. library.clevelandart.org
    René Lalique et cie, and Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. Important Lalique Glass: The Frey Collection. New York: Christie's, 1988.
    Marcilhac, Félix. René Lalique, 1860-1945, maître-verrier: analyse de l'œuvre et catalogue raisonné. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur, 2004. library.clevelandart.org
    Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008. Mentioned: p. 44, reproduced: cat. 151 library.clevelandart.org
    Franklin, David, and C. Griffith Mann. Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with, New York, NY: Scala Publishers, 2012. Reproduced & discussed: pp. 298-299 library.clevelandart.org
    Bidwell, Frederick E., and Leslie Cade. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New York, NY: Scala Arts Publishers, 2014. Reproduced & discussed: p. 145 library.clevelandart.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 24
  • Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (February 7-May 31, 2009).
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