Philippe Wolfers, La Fée au Pavon, c.1901

Philippe Wolfers, La Fée au Pavon, c.1901, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Project for a lamp. Watercolour, gouache.

Scanned from the book "Jugendstil" by Gabriele Fahr-Becker. Click image for 800 x 664 version.

From the book: "The famous Peacock lamp was a true sensation at the Salon National des Beaux-Arts exposition. It's a magnificent example of symbolism in Art Nouveau, but at the same time its concept contradicts every law of functionality."

Philippe Wolfers, Le Jour et La Nuit, 1897

Philippe Wolfers, Le Jour et La Nuit, 1897, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Belt-buckle, silver and ametists. Click image for 600 x 597 version.