Vase
(c. 1900)
Medium
glass
Measurements
12.6 × 9.6 × 6.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2017
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Emile Gallé was the preeminent French Art Nouveau glass artist. His dual interests in botany and chemistry found expression in his poetic glassworks that combined supremely innovative technical accomplishment with a profound sensitivity to the plants, birds and insects of his native Lorraine countryside. In keeping with the interest of artists in the new century, this vase is ornamented with the celebratory inscription ‘Bonheur / Bon an / Bon Siécle [sic]’ – ‘Happiness / Good year / Good century’.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Nancy, France
Inscription
etched in relief l.c.: Gallé
etched in relief on left side u.l.: Bonheur / Bon an / Bon Siécle
Accession Number
2017.328
Department
International Decorative Arts