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This vase is an early example of French designer René Lalique's experimentation with producing artistic glass. Lalique combines applied, cast, and molded glass techniques to achieve an ethereal effect of a murky swamp, a typical Art Nouveau motif. Lily pads adorn the surface with green frogs perched on top.
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165186
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Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase
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Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase
description
This vase is an early example of French designer René Lalique's experimentation with producing artistic glass. Lalique combines applied, cast, and molded glass techniques to achieve an ethereal effect of a murky swamp, a typical Art Nouveau motif. Lily pads adorn the surface with green frogs perched on top.
date
1909–12
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en
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Q60756278
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Glass
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Overall: 21 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
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France, 20th century
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2007.18
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Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase, 1909–12. René Lalique (French, 1860–1945). Glass; overall: 21 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2007.180
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
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"R. Lalique"
didYouKnow
René Lalique placed little sheets of metal foil behind the applied green frogs to reflect a dark green tint back to the viewer.
citations
citation
Laurvik, J. Nilsen. <em>René Lalique</em>. New York: Haviland & Co., 1912.
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Dawes, Nicholas M. <em>Lalique Glass.</em> New York: Crown, 1986.
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René Lalique et cie, and Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc.<em> Important Lalique Glass: The Frey</em> <em>Collection.</em> New York: Christie's, 1988.
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Marcilhac, Félix. <em>René Lalique, 1860-1945, maître-verrier: analyse de l'œuvre et catalogue raisonné. </em>Paris: Editions de l'Amateur, 2004.
citation
Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. <em>Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008.
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Mentioned: p. 44, reproduced: cat. 151
citation
Franklin, David, and C. Griffith Mann. <em>Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with, New York, NY: Scala Publishers, 2012.
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Reproduced & discussed: pp. 298-299
citation
Bidwell, Frederick E., and Leslie Cade. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New York, NY: Scala Arts Publishers, 2014.
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Reproduced & discussed: p. 145
citation
“A Walking Tour: The entire new museum wing by wing, with curators calling out a few favorite works in the collection.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 54, no. 1 (January/February 2014): 8-33.
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Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 22
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 24
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:33:41.623000
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165186
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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