While the slight opalescence and delicate color of this elegant mold-blown glass vase are not the most typical characteristics of Lalique’s work, they show his tour-de-force versatility as a glassmaker.
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Dimensions:10 × 9 1/2 in., 7.4 lb. (25.4 × 24.1 cm, 3.4 kg)
Classification:Glass
Credit Line:Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1936
Accession Number:36.104.2
Inscription: 1. Signed and inscribed (edge of base): R. Lalique France 2. Molded at base: R LALIQUE
the designer, Paris (1919–36; sold to MMA)
Jackson. Mississippi Museum of Art. "Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism: A Guide to the Styles, 1890–1940," September 16–November 13, 1983, unnumbered cat. (fig. 71).
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism: A Guide to the Styles, 1890–1940," February 24–April 1, 1984, unnumbered cat.
Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. "Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism: A Guide to the Styles, 1890–1940," May 6–June 17, 1984, unnumbered cat.
Tampa Museum of Art. "Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Modernism: A Guide to the Styles, 1890–1940," July 8–October 28, 1984, unnumbered cat.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Masterpieces of French Art Deco," August 4, 2009–January 23, 2011, no catalogue.
Félix Marcilhac. René Lalique, 1860–1945: Maître-verrier. Analyse de l'oeuvre et catalogue raisonné. Rev. ed (1st ed., 1989). Paris, 2004, p. 410.
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