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Gabriel Argy-Rousseau (1885-1963)
A « Danseuses sous les projecteurs' » Veilleuse, circa 1928
Pâte-de-verre
Original wrought-iron base
signed in the mold G. ARGY-ROUSSEAU
H 12,5 cm L 8,2 cm P 6,2 cm
cf. J. Bloch-Dermant, Les Pâte de Verre Catalogue Raisonné G. Argy-Rousseau, Paris, 1990, p. 217, no. 28.07 for another veilleuse of this model.
Joseph Gabriel Rousseau dit Gabriel Argy-Rousseau (1885-1953) is a French sculptor, cer-amist and master glassmaker who contributed to the rediscovery of glass paste as a major glass art of the early twentieth century. If the technique of glass paste dates back to antiqui-ty, it falls very long into oblivion. In the last quarter of the 19th century, Henri Cros and a handful of artists, often ceramists of the Art Nouveau movement, such as François Décor-chemont or Georges Despret, put it in the spotlight. The last of these precursors is Gabriel Argy-Rousseau. He is considered the only glassmaker to have developed and used the com-plex process of glass paste, the other master glassmakers working crystal paste.
He entered the Ecole de céramique de Sèvres, where he discovered glass paste in the work-shop of Henri Cros. Gabriel Argy-Rousseau began producing between 1910 and 1920. His early works were influenced by the plant and animal motifs of Art Nouveau. He began at the Salon des artistes français in 1914 in Paris. Between 1921 and 1931, established rue Sim-plon in Paris, he was a shareholder of the Argy-Rousseau Glass Pasta Company. With many collaborators, he produced small very colorful subjects in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco style, distributed in small series: pendants, vases, lamps and night lights and, from 1928, sculptures (statuettes or bas-reliefs) in collaboration with Marcel Bouraine. Unlike his fel-low ceramists, he was late faithful to the polychrome effects and floral motifs of Art Nou-veau. He develops shimmering colours (ruby red, amethyst, grey, deep blue, etc.) and tex-tures with marbled effects. He invented new processes of surface colouring of the dough, by brushing oxide powder before second low-temperature cooking. His works are in glass paste, statuettes usually in crystal paste.
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau’s glass creations remain among the most typical and representative examples of Art Deco production. The production of the workshop ceased in 1931, but Argy-Rousseau continued to create crystal paste pieces, no longer having, due to the economic crisis, the possibility of working the very expensive glass paste process. He exhibited occa-sionally, notably in 1934, glassware decorated with pre-heaven metals. His last exhibition took place a year before his death in 1952. He died forgotten, but left an important body of work in the field of glass, now rediscovered.
- Creator:Gabriel Argy-Rousseau (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 8.2 in (20.83 cm)Depth: 6.2 in (15.75 cm)
- Power Source:Plug-in
- Lampshade:Included
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1928
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Saint-Ouen, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2612337668162
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