Book

Lalique, René, 1860-1945.

The jewels of Lalique / edited by Yvonne Brunhammer ; with contributions by Sigrid Barten [and others].

Paris ; New York : Flammarion, ©1998.

224 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

The name of Rene Lalique (1860-1945) is familiar throughout the world and is synonymous with one of the most extraordinary decorative vocabularies of this century. Known primarily as a master craftsman of objects in glass, he was also the designer of exquisite jewelry that attained the highest expression of the Art Nouveau style. This book, published to coincide with a major retrospective of the artist's early work, brings together a dazzling array of jewels, many from private collections shown here for the first time, and presents them in the context of Lalique's contemporary work in glass.

Authoritative texts by an International team of scholars examine a broad range of themes and influences on the artist's career from fashion and photography to literature and jeweler's techniques.

Lalique, René, 1860-1945 -- Exhibitions.

Jewelry -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.

Jewelry -- France -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.

Exhibition catalogs.

Brunhammer, Yvonne.

Barten, Sigrid.

Cooper-Hewitt Museum.

Smithsonian Institution.

Dallas Museum of Art.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, Feb. 3-Apr. 12, 1998, International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., May 15-Aug. 16, 1998, and the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, September 13, 1998-January 10, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (page 222).

Translated from the French and German.

Lalique epoch / Yvonne Brunhammer -- Physics and the metaphysics of jewelry : "something that has never been seen before" / Marie-Odile Briot -- Reception of René Lalique in America : 1901-1920 / Gabriel P. Weisberg -- Lalique and fashion / Florence Müller -- Materials and techniques in the jewelry of René Lalique / Sigrid Barten -- Landscape in the work of René Lalique / Evelyne Possémé -- Objets d'art and glassmaking : René Lalique's contribution in the early twentieth century / Jean-Luc Olivié -- List of works / Yvonne Brunhammer and Joan T. Rosasco -- Chronology / Yvonne Brunhammer and Clémentine Vidal.

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