The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Rhythm Vase

Rhythm Vase

1929
(Swedish, 1883–1980)
(Swedish, est. 1898)
Overall: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
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}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1938.383