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Tray With Landscape, émile Gallé, Art Nouveau, France, Nancy, Early 20th Century.
A wooden tray decorated using the marquetry technique. It depicts a landscape with trees. The different textures of the wood species used enhance the scene.
Workshop of Émile Gallé, Art Nouveau, France, Nancy, early 20th century.
Dimensions: 51.5 x 31 x 8 cm.
Good condition, slight signs of wear.
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) – a renowned designer of porcelain, glass, and furniture. A pioneer of Art Nouveau in Nancy, and later director of the famous École de Nancy, he hung the motto above his workshop: "Our roots are in the depths of the forests, by the springs, among the moss." Many artists from Nancy, active in various artistic fields, drew significant inspiration from the flora and fauna, particularly those of Lorraine, thus expressing both a romantic nostalgia for contact with nature and a sense of local patriotism. Some furniture pieces, such as the legs of a bookcase dating from around 1900, reference Far Eastern furniture, and floral and zoomorphic motifs still play a prominent role, as seen in the chair with the leaf-shaped back or the famous 1904 bed, the artist's last work, in which the butterflies created using intarsia and inlay techniques symbolize dawn and dusk, or perhaps also birth and death. Émile Gallé believed that the greatest happiness for an artist-craftsman was the joy his work brought him.
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Workshop of Émile Gallé, Art Nouveau, France, Nancy, early 20th century.
Dimensions: 51.5 x 31 x 8 cm.
Good condition, slight signs of wear.
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) – a renowned designer of porcelain, glass, and furniture. A pioneer of Art Nouveau in Nancy, and later director of the famous École de Nancy, he hung the motto above his workshop: "Our roots are in the depths of the forests, by the springs, among the moss." Many artists from Nancy, active in various artistic fields, drew significant inspiration from the flora and fauna, particularly those of Lorraine, thus expressing both a romantic nostalgia for contact with nature and a sense of local patriotism. Some furniture pieces, such as the legs of a bookcase dating from around 1900, reference Far Eastern furniture, and floral and zoomorphic motifs still play a prominent role, as seen in the chair with the leaf-shaped back or the famous 1904 bed, the artist's last work, in which the butterflies created using intarsia and inlay techniques symbolize dawn and dusk, or perhaps also birth and death. Émile Gallé believed that the greatest happiness for an artist-craftsman was the joy his work brought him.
Free shipping within the European Union! I send packages via insured courier (DPD or DHL). All items are very carefully packaged. Payment by international bank transfer. I will provide a certificate of authenticity upon request.
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