Vase with freshwater fish, ca. 1899/1900

DesignÉmile Gallé, Nancy 1846–1904 Nancy

ExecutionCristallerie Gallé à Nancy, 1846–1936

Milky glass with gray-green tinge, fused oxides and glass powder, clear overlay, mould-blown, applied, cut

(H x Ø)18,8 × 17 cm

Place of originNancy

Status

not on display

About the workThe heads of a trout, pike and sturgeon emerge from the water; the moment when the water stretches over their heads like a skin is captured here. This item is a unique piece. A surviving design drawing by the glass artist and entrepreneur Emile Gallé provides information about the way it was made. The fish appear less realistic on the vase than in the drawing; the pike in particular literally melts into the surface of the water. Gallé noted on the drawing: “Appearance of water after rain, dirty grey-green.”

AccessionBequest of Gerda Koepff, 2006

Inventory numberLP 2009-49

Contact

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