27 August 2010

Dragonfly woman

An Art Nouveau corsage ornament by René Lalique (1897-1898), described as "gold, enamel, chrysoprase, moonstones, and diamonds, 23 x 26.5 (9 x 10 3/8)." Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. © 2000 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York /ADAGP, Paris.

From the website of the National Gallery of Art, via The Spirit of the Summit.

1 comment:

  1. OblioAugust 27, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    This piece was featured in last year's 'Pageant of the Masters' in Laguna Beach, CA during the annual art festival there. In the pageant, they do representations of famous art pieces using live humans as part of the tableau... this was one of them. It's a stunning display in person, we try and go every few years.

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