samedi, mars 03, 2007
jeudi, mars 01, 2007
Henry van de Velde, Candlestick, 1898-99
Wrought silver. 59 cm in hight. Brohan Museum, Berlin.
"The final conquest of the third dimension by the line was achieved by Velde in an exemplary fashion in this silver candlestick, made in 1898."
Scanned and quoted from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.
Click image for 731 x 900 version.
mercredi, février 28, 2007
Gustav Gurschner, Table Lamp, c. 1900
Aged bronze, turbo marmoratus shell (mollusk of the seas of the South.)
Scanned from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.
Click image for 539 x 1208 version.
mardi, février 27, 2007
Gertraud von Schnellenbuhel, Candlestick, 1910-13
Silver brass. 48,5 cm in hight. Munchner Stadtmuseum.
"Gertraud von Schnellenbuhel was influenced by Endell and was similar to him in his use of plenty of braided lines. This 24 arms candlestick, his master-piece, was acquired by Hermann Obrist, mentor of August Endell."
Scanned and quoted from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.
Click image for 773 x 894 version.
Hector Guimard, Chandelier, 1909
"Chiselled golden bronze, coloured glass, beads and glass tubes, brass and copper structure. 41 x 19 cm. Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Guimard executed the drawing for this lamp in 1909 and patented it in 18 August 1910."
Scanned and quoted from the book "Art Nouveau" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker.