No. 11 — Émile Gallé
La Main aux algues et aux coquillages (Hand with seaweed and shells)
| Artist | Émile Gallé, 1846–1904 |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1889–1904 |
| Medium | blown, internally decorated and marquetry-inlaid cameo glass |
| City | Nancy |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris — permanent display |
This aquarium-like vase, formed from a modelled hand gripping shells and seaweed, is the most famous demonstration of Gallé's command of glass at the height of his career.
Produced in the Nancy works, it presents nature observed rather than stylised and entered French national collections, shown today at the Musée d'Orsay.
Sources give a broad production span from the 1889 Exposition Universelle period to Gallé's death in 1904.
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A pale green glass hand emerging from deep water, fingers trailing seaweed and ridged shells.
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