René Lalique
| René Jules Lalique | |
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| Born | April 6, 1860 Ay, Marne |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Collège Turgot, Ecole des arts décoratifs, Crystal Palace School of Art |
| Occupation | glass designer |
| Known for | Glass art |
René Jules Lalique (6 April 1860, Ay, Marne — 1 May 1945, Paris) was a French glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewelry, chandeliers, clocks and automobile hood ornaments.[1][2][3][4]
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Life
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 Ay for summer holidays. These trips influenced Lalique' later on in his naturalistic glasswork. With the death of his father two years later, Lalique began working as an apprentice to goldsmith Louis Aucoc in Paris. He died 5 May 1945, Paris. René Lalique was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France. His granddaughter, Marie Claude-Lalique (b. 1936), was also a glass maker. She died on April 14, 2003 in Fort Myers, Florida.[2]
Education
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 1874-1876 and subsequently spent two years at the Crystal Palace School of Art Sydenham, London. At the Sydenham Art College, his skills for graphic design were improved, and his naturalistic approach to art was further developed.[2]
Art Nouveau jewelry designer
When he returned from England, he worked as a freelance artist, designing pieces of jewelry for French jewellers Cartier, Boucheron and others. In 1885, he opened his own business and designed and made his own jewelry and other glass pieces. By 1890, Lalique was recognized as one of France's foremost Art Nouveau jewelry designers; creating innovative pieces for Samuel Bing's new Paris shop, Maison de l'Art Nouveau. He went on to be one of the most famous in his field, his name synonymous with creativity, beauty and quality.[2]
Glass maker
Lalique was best known for his creations in glass art.[1] 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 coloured 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").[5] His earlier experiences in Ay were his defining influence in his later work. As a result, 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 Musée Lalique and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in France, the Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim 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.[2]
Works
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Lalique "Spirit of the Wind" Mascot - Flickr - ingridtaylar.jpg
Spirit of the Wind
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Horse by René Jules Lalique.jpg
Horse
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Cigales Lalique Musée Gulbenkian.jpg
Cicadas, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
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1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith 'Perspex Roof' motif - Flickr - exfordy.jpg
1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, glass model
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Tiara de Lalique - Calouste Gulbenkian.jpg
Tiara, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
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Lalique Hood ornament.jpg
Lalique Hood ornament
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René lalique, vaso ronde d'amours et feuillage, francia 1930.JPG
Glass vase
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Fern Leaves Brooch, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
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Medusa by René Lalique22.jpg
Medusa
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Lalique glass altarpiece in the Glass Church
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Dragonfly lady brooch, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, acquired from the artist in 1903[6]
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Vase - René Lalique.JPG
Glass vase, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
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Pendant, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
References
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- ↑ Jane Ashelford, 1980, "Lalique's Glass Church," The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society, Vol. 4, pp. 28-33.
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Bibliography
- Bayer, Patricia & Waller, Mark: The Art of René Lalique, Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd, London 1988 ISBN 0-7475-0182-3
- Dawes, Nicholas M.: Lalique Glass, Crown Publishers, London 1986 ISBN 978-0-517-55835-5
- Elliott, Kelley J. René Lalique: Enchanted by Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York 2014. ISBN 978-0-300-20511-4
- Weiner, Geoffrey George Unique Lalique Mascots, The Book Guild Ltd., Brighton 2014 ISBN 978-1909-984219
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to René Lalique. |
- Lalique company, with a biography of the artist from the company web site.
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- This is Jersey article on St Matthew's Millbrook, the "Glass Church".
- Musée Lalique official website of French museum entirely about Lalique
- René Lalique in American public collections on the French Sculpture Census website
