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| Artist | | ROUSSEAU, François-Eugène (designer) | | Birth | | 1827, Paris, France | | Death | | 1891, Paris, France | | Artist | | APPERT FRÈRES (manufacturer) | | | | | | Title | | Vase | | Date | | 1878 | | Place | | Clichy, France | | Medium | | blown glass with wheel-cut and enamelled decoration and gilt bronze mounts | | Dims | | 28.4 x 13.5 x 10 cm | | Collection | | National Gallery of Australia Purchased 1989 | | AccNo | | 89.509 |
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The major French glassmaker of the 1870s, François-Eugène Rousseau, produced work with strong references to Japanese art and to Chinese jade carving, in a style known in France as Japonisme. In this vase, the thick glass imitates smoky topaz and allows the deep carving of an insect to catch the light. The emphasis on imagery from the natural world, such as exotic plants and insects, was a feature of Japonisme and influenced the broader European art and design movement of the late nineteenth century known as Art Nouveau.
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