Lalique par Lalique
Lausanne: EDIPOP, 1977. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover, in a plain slipcase [worn, torn and soiled]. 309, [1] pages. Illustrations (most in color). DJ as some wear, soiling, and small tears. Minor soiling to front end pages noted. Errata slip (In French and English) laid in. This work is by the direct descendants of Rene Lalique. It is an illustrated tale, the story of a man for whom creations was synonymous with life. The data for this book has been gathered from among the family's documents. The text is in French and English, the illustrations speak in a universal visual language. Note on page 21 there is a repeated line of text at the start of the paragraph at the bottom of the page. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.25 pounds (2.38 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. René Jules Lalique (6 April 1860 – 1 May 1945) was a French jeweler, medallist,and glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewelry, chandeliers, clocks, and automobile hood ornaments. Lalique's early life was spent learning the methods of design and art he would use in his later life. At the age of two, his family moved to the suburbs of Paris, but traveled to Aÿ for summer holidays. These trips influenced Lalique later on in his naturalistic glasswork. With the death of his father, Lalique began working as an apprentice to goldsmith Louis Aucoc in Paris. In 1872, when he was twelve, he entered the Collège Turgot where he started drawing and sketching. He attended evening classes at the Ecole des arts décoratifs. He worked there from 1874 to 1876 and subsequently spent two years at the Crystal Palace School of Art Sydenham, London. During that time, he also practiced as an apprentice goldsmith to leading Parisian Art Nouveau jeweler and goldsmith Louis Aucoc. At the Sydenham Art College, his skills for graphic design were improved, and his naturalistic approach to art was further developed. When he returned from England, he worked as a freelance artist, designing pieces of jewelry for French jewelers Cartier, Boucheron, and others. In 1885, he opened his own business, designed and made his own jewelry and other glass pieces. After 1895, Lalique also created pieces for Samuel Bing's Paris shop, the Maison de l'Art Nouveau, which gave Art Nouveau its name. One of Lalique's major patrons was Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, who commissioned more than 140 of his works over nearly 30 years. Lalique was best known for his creations in glass art. In the 1920s, he became noted for his work in the Art Deco style. He was responsible for the walls of lighted glass and elegant colored glass columns which filled the dining room and "grand salon" of the SS Normandie and the interior fittings, cross, screens, reredos and font of St. Matthew's Church at Millbrook in Jersey (Lalique's "Glass Church"). As part of the Art Nouveau style, many of his jewelry pieces and vases showcase plants, flowers and flowing lines. Both unique and commercial works of René Lalique are in the collections of a large number of public museums around the world including the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon, the Lalique Museum of Hakone in Japan, the Musée Lalique [fr] and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in France, the Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim [de] in Germany, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum and the Corning Museum in New York State, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Condition: Good / Good.
Keywords: Rene Lalique, Artist, Jeweler, Medalist, Glass Designer, Perfume Bottles, Vases, Chandeliers, Clocks, Ornaments, Art Deco, Decorative Arts
ISBN: 2901144012
[Book #84169]
Price: $175.00