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Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase

1909–12

René Lalique

(French, 1860–1945)
Culture
France, 20th century
Medium
glass
Measurements
Overall: 21 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2007.180
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Location
221 19th Century Decorative Arts
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Did You Know?

René Lalique placed little sheets of metal foil behind the applied green frogs to reflect a dark green tint back to the viewer.

Description

This vase is an early example of French designer René Lalique's experimentation with producing artistic glass. Lalique combines applied, cast, and molded glass techniques to achieve an ethereal effect of a murky swamp, a typical Art Nouveau motif. Lily pads adorn the surface with green frogs perched on top.
A clear glass vase with a wide body, tapered neck, and wide lip. From the base to the neck of the vase, clear, gray-tinted lilypads adorn the vase all around. At the top half of the vase's body, right below the neck, dark green glass frogs are scattered all around.

Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase

1909–12

René Lalique

(French, 1860–1945)
France, 20th century

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