Vase mit Fischen
Vase with freshwater fish
Foto: Studio Fuis, Köln

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
Status
on display, room G10
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
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