The Jewels of Lalique - Hardcover

Lalique, Rene; Barten, Sigrid; Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Smithsonian Institution; Brunhammer, Yvonne; Dallas Museum Of Art

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2080136321 ISBN 13: 9782080136329

Publisher: Flammarion, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Yvonne Brunhammer is curator at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. She co-curated the eponymous exhibition for which this book was originally published (Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian, Dallas Museum of Art 1998-1999).

Review:

Fans of art nouveau jewelry will find this volume beautiful because of both the extraordinary imagination of Ren Lalique (1860-1945) as well as the quality of the book and its superb photography detailing the finest enameling. -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/9/99

In conjunction with a long-awaited, ongoing U.S. exhibition of the artist's jewelry, this comprehensive volume thoughtfully examines Lalique's innovations and immense creativity. -- Country Inns, November/December 1998

About this edition

• Publisher: Flammarion
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 2080136321
• ISBN 13: 9782080136329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Brunhammer Yvonne