Vase mit Teichlandschaft
Vase with pond scene
Foto: LVR-ZMB, Andreas Schiblon

Vase with pond scene, ca. 1898-1904

ArtistEugène Michel, Lunéville 1848–1904 Paris
Clear glass, fused powder inclusions, triple overlay, blown, applied, engraved
(H x Ø)19,8 × 11,8 cm
Place of originParis
Status
on display, room G09
About the workThis elaborately designed item is either a unique piece or from a very small edition. Little is known about the artist who signed it. In the 1860s and 1870s, Eugène Michel worked as a master engraver for the glass merchant Eugène Rousseau in Paris. By the 1890s, he had his own workshop, which is also where this vase was made. Michel joined forces with a glassworks – probably Appert Frères in Clichy – to achieve the atmosphere of a pond with water lilies. The depiction can be interpreted as a representation of particular states of mind.
AccessionBequest of Gerda Koepff, 2006
Provenance[...]; 2008 erhalten als Dauerleihgabe aus dem Vermächtnis von Gerda Koepff (Eberbach 1919 - 2006 Heidelberg)
Inventory numberLP 2009-11
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