The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Rhythm Vase
1929
designed by
(Swedish, 1883–1980)
manufacturer
(Swedish, est. 1898)
Overall: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1938.383
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Niels Edward Hald considered this vase engraving to be one of his greatest artistic achievements in glass design.Description
Also called Bollspelande flickor, or Ball-Playing Girls, this vase’s flattened figural motif was inspired by Matisse’s Dance. That Edward Hald was a former student of Matisse strengthens this association. Rhythm was one of Hald’s last designs in a decorative, expressionist style before producing vase engravings with more defined narratives.- Coffin, Sarah, Stephen Harrison, and Emily Marshall Orr. The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017. Reproduced: p. 168, cat. 184; mentioned: p. 349
- The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (April 7-August 20, 2017); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30, 2017-January 14, 2018).Circa 1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12-October 31, 1983).Arts and Crafts in Detroit 1906 - 1976: The Movement, The Society, The School. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (organizer) (November 26, 1976-January 16, 1977).Art Deco. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 1, 1971).Modern Glass and Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 11-December 18, 1938).
- {{cite web|title=Rhythm Vase|url=false|author=Niels Tove Edward Hald, Orrefors Glasshouse|year=1929|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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