Rene Lalique “Suzanne” statue of opalescent glass on original bronze illuminating base, c. 1925. Molded R. LALIQUE, engraved Lalique. Statue: 9”
Rene Lalique was born a rural 19th century man in a pre-industrialized Europe... In 1900 at the age of 40, he was the most celebrated jeweler in the world and an art nouveau artist and designer of magnificent proportions. But by 1925 at the height of the art deco era he was the most celebrated glassmaker in the world...Text credit RLalique.com, where there is a full biography and delineation of the variety and extent of his work. Image via Artemis Dreaming.
He brought glass into the home of everyday people where it had never been before, and he worked out the industrial techniques to mass produce his useful art glass objects on a scale and cost to complement the spreading industrial revolution and resulting worldwide appetite for his products...
More concisely known as a luminaire :-)
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