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Gabriel Argy-Rouseau Pâte de Verre "Visages en Medallion" Night Light
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Argy-Rousseau's near-unique ability to gracefully soften the starkness of Art Deco design without ever sacrificing the strength of the design is on full display in this remarkable, petite masterpiece. Argy-Rousseau's work 'Visages en Medallion' showcases a woman sporting a short bob hairstyle reminiscent of the wigs worn by ancient Egyptian women and popularized by the French Garçonne (tomboys). The concept of the 'Man in the Moon' gained newfound relevance in popular culture during the early 20th century, particularly with Georges Méliès' film 'A Trip to the Moon' in 1902. This portrayal of a woman on the moon subverts the conventional 'man on the moon' myth, providing a stylish reinterpretation of this age-old legend.
Product Details:
Item #: YEL-21246
Artist: Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Country: France
Circa: 1928
Dimensions: 5.375" height.
Materials: Pâte de verre, translucent glass, Wrought Iron
Signed: "G. Argy-Rousseau" and "FRANCE"
Literature: Bloch-Dermant Janine Gabriel Argy-Rousseau and Yves Delaborde. 1991. G. Argy-Rousseau : Glassware As Art : With a Catalogue Raisonné of the Pâtes De Verre. London: Thames and Hudson. p.217
Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes:
Gabriel Rousseau adopted the suffix 'Argy' in honor of his wife Marianne Argyriadès. She was his best friend's sister. They all shared a love of Greco-Roman and Egyptian antiquity. Argy-Rousseau was interested in many things, studied at the École de Sèvres, but also completed an engineering degree. Throughout his life, he conducted research in areas as diverse as dental porcelain and color photography. In his private life he always surrounded himself with creative personalities, including Henri Cros, who had long been known for his glass works using the 'pâte-de-verre' technique. Argy-Rousseau began to work successfully with the material even before the First World War, after the war he founded a glass factory that had 20 employees at its peak. He developed his own technique for producing his ideas: Argy-Rousseau first modeled his sketched idea in plaster, which was then covered with wax. A refractory hollow mold consisting of several parts was then molded from this model in several work steps. He even produced his own glass. It was crushed into powder and colored by the addition of metal oxides. With the help of fine brushes, the now liquid glass mass, which had been washed several times, was applied precisely to the walls of the refractory mould. Two more layers followed, one after the other, to create strength and at the same time prevent air bubbles from forming. The last layer was resin to further fix the pate de verre. The model was then placed upside down in a wood-fired oven, where the piece was then fired at high temperatures. After cooling, the mold was removed, the now solid object cleaned with acid and the last bumps polished off with a wheel. This is how these wonderful, transparent, at the same time colorful, delicate-looking objects came into being.
- Creator:Gabriel Argy-Rousseau (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)Depth: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)
- Power Source:Plug-in
- Lampshade:Included
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1928
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- Seller Location:New York, NY
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