The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase
1909–12
(French, 1860–1945)
Overall: 21 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 2007.180
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: 221 19th Century Decorative Arts
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.- before 1979The Roger J. Mouré Collection, (Phillips, New York, March 12, 1979, Lot 147).before 1988The Frey Collection (Christie's, New York, June 10, 1988, Lot 51).1988-2006Tsuyoshi Kajikawa, Japan2006Collection of Tsuyoshi Kajikawa (Christie's, New York, 10 February 2006, Lot 94).2006A Private Collection of G. Argy Rousseau and Rene Lalique Masters of French Design (Christie's, New York, 18 December 2006, Lot 415)Mark Waller, Gallery Moderne, Piermont, New York.
- Laurvik, J. Nilsen. René Lalique. New York: Haviland & Co., 1912.Dawes, Nicholas M. Lalique Glass. New York: Crown, 1986. library.clevelandart.orgRené Lalique et cie, and Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. Important Lalique Glass: The Frey Collection. New York: Christie's, 1988.Marcilhac, Félix. René Lalique, 1860-1945, maître-verrier: analyse de l'œuvre et catalogue raisonné. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur, 2004. library.clevelandart.orgHarrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008. Mentioned: p. 44, reproduced: cat. 151 library.clevelandart.orgFranklin, David, and C. Griffith Mann. Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with, New York, NY: Scala Publishers, 2012. Reproduced & discussed: pp. 298-299 library.clevelandart.orgBidwell, Frederick E., and Leslie Cade. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New York, NY: Scala Arts Publishers, 2014. Reproduced & discussed: p. 145 library.clevelandart.orgCleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 24
- Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009); Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (February 7-May 31, 2009).
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